Matthew wants to estimate the mean height of students attending his college. He records the heights of 100 randomly selected stu
dents attending the college. What is the population? Select the correct answer below:
the mean height of the randomly selected students
the mean height of all students attending the college
the 100 randomly selected students
all the students attending the college
the heights of the randomly selected students
The correct option that shows the population of the research carried out byMatthew is;
<u><em>Option D; all the students attending the college</em></u>
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We are told that Matthew wants to estimate the mean height of students attending his college.
Now, let us say the total number of students in his college is x. If he decides to select 100 students randomly to record their height, it means this 100 students is a sample out of the total number of students which is x that is the population.
In conclusion, we can say that the population of this research by Matthew is the total number of students that attend the college.
