Based on an EPSEM sample of 300 state university students, we estimate that the average number of hours of study time each week is 30 ± 2. In this example, the population is________.
A) the 300 state university students.
B) all state university students.
C) unknown.
D) the same as the parameter.

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The population in this example is all state university students because the sample is a representative and random subset of the entire population of state university students. The estimation is made to generalize the findings of the sample to the entire population. Therefore, the true average number of study hours for all state university students is unknown and the parameter being estimated.

Based on an EPSEM Sample of 300 State University Students