A researcher conducts extensive interviews with 40 workers at a large factory in order to examine the morale among workers in general at that factory. In this example, what is the population?
A)The 40 workers interviewed
B)All workers in the factory except the 40 interviewed
C)All the workers in the factory
D)All the factory workers in the United States.

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The population in this example is all the workers in the factory, not just the 40 that were interviewed. This is because the researcher is trying to make generalizations about the morale among workers in general at that factory, so they need to have information about all the workers in order to draw accurate conclusions. Option A is incorrect because the 40 workers interviewed are only a sample of the larger population. Option B is incorrect because it excludes the 40 workers interviewed, which are still part of the overall population. Option D is incorrect because it extends beyond the scope of the study, which is focused on the workers at one specific factory, not all factory workers in the United States.

A Researcher Conducts Extensive Interviews with 40 Workers at a Large