An important goal of sampling is to identify a _______ that will be representative of the ________.
A) population; sample
B) sample; sampling frame
C) sampling frame; sample
D) sample; population

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The population is the entire group that we want to generalize to, while the sample is a subset of the population that we actually observe and measure. Therefore, the goal of sampling is to select a sample that will accurately represent the population from which it was drawn, making D the correct answer.

An Important Goal of Sampling Is to Identify a _______