Which term below refers to the individual participant or object on which a measurement is taken?
A) Population
B) Target population
C) Population element
D) Sample frame
E) Sample

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Population element refers to the individual participant or object on which a measurement is taken. The other options are:
A) Population: refers to the entire group of individuals or objects that the researcher is interested in studying.
B) Target population: refers to the specific subset of the population that the researcher wants to generalize their findings to.
D) Sample frame: refers to a list of individuals or objects that could potentially be included in a sample.
E) Sample: refers to the group of individuals or objects that has actually been selected to participate in the study.

Which Term Below Refers to the Individual Participant or Object