A researcher is interested in the disappearance of spotted owls from Northwestern forests. She studies 10 breeding pairs of spotted owls in Cascade National Park for one year. The 10 breeding pairs are the:
A) Target population
B) Selected sample
C) Snowball sample
D) Stratified sample

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The 10 breeding pairs of spotted owls that the researcher studies in Cascade National Park for one year constitute the selected sample from the broader population of all spotted owls in Northwestern forests.

A Researcher Is Interested in the Disappearance of Spotted Owls