Of the 4,000 students at Meridian Community College,250 were randomly selected to be surveyed regarding their views on the on-line learning classes.The students who were randomly selected and surveyed would constitute the
A) population.
B) experimental group.
C) representative sample.
D) control group.

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The students who were randomly selected and surveyed constitute a representative sample of the larger population of 4,000 students at Meridian Community College. This means that the sample is proportionally representative of the larger population, and the survey results of this sample can be generalized to the population as a whole. The other options (experimental group, control group) are not applicable as this is not an experiment with manipulated variables.

Of the 4,000 Students at Meridian Community College,250 Were Randomly