A researcher questioned 45 randomly-selected members of the freshman class about their experiences drinking alcohol and used these responses to estimate the drinking behavior of the entire freshman class of 1500. In this example, the 45 interviewees were the __________ and the ___________ was the population.
A) sample, student body
B) parameters, freshman class
C) statistics, parameters
D) sample, freshman class

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The 45 interviewees represent a smaller group selected from the entire group of interest for the purpose of the study, making them the sample. The entire freshman class of 1500, about whom the researcher wants to make inferences, is the population.

A Researcher Questioned 45 Randomly-Selected Members of the Freshman Class