Professor Mary Mancini studied class level and drinking behaviour at Rocky Mountain University in Red Deer,Alberta.At Rocky Mountain,every student is required to live in one of six 20-story dormitories,and every student has a single room.All dormitory room phone numbers begin with the prefix 747 or 757 (e.g.,phone numbers are 747-0001 to 757-9999).She used the student telephone directory and,after a random start,selected every fifteenth student.She then mailed a questionnaire to the 1000 students selected and had two follow-up postcard reminders.A total of 900 students returned questionnaires.Later,Professor Mancini asked the university registrar's office whether any students were omitted from the directory. What is Professor Mancini's target population?
A) All students living in Red Deer, Alberta
B) All students enrolled in Rocky Mountain University
C) Students who drink alcohol
D) All residents of Red Deer, Alberta
E) Students who have roommates

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Professor Mancini's target population is all students enrolled in Rocky Mountain University, as she selected every 15th student from the telephone directory of the university.

Professor Mary Mancini Studied Class Level and Drinking Behaviour at Rocky