Suppose that a researcher is interested in a group of 10 million people who paid to see a movie in theaters.In this example,the 10 million moviegoers would be regarded as
A) a sample of moviegoers who paid to see the movie in a theater.
B) a population of moviegoers who paid to see the movie in a theater.
C) an independent variable.
D) a dependent variable.

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The 10 million moviegoers are being regarded as a population because they represent the entire group of people who paid to see the movie in theaters, rather than just a selection or subset of that group. A sample would be a smaller group of individuals selected from this population for research purposes. The terms "independent variable" and "dependent variable" refer to variables being studied, rather than the group being studied.

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