A(n)________ is a subgroup of the elements of the population selected for participation in the study.
A) census
B) element
C) incident
D) sample
E) segment

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A sample is a subset of the population that is selected for a research study. The other options are not appropriate as a census is the collection of data from the entire population, an element is a single unit of a population, an incident is an event, and a segment is not typically used in statistics.

A(n)________ Is a Subgroup of the Elements of the Population