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Population

Related Terms: Sample; Sampling Design; Strata; Stratified Randomization; Systematic Random Sampling; Target Population

A group of individuals for whom the results of an analysis are relevant. A population may also be thought of as the group(s) of interest which the researcher wishes to describe or draw conclusions about.

Further Reading

Gliner, J.A. and G.A. Morgan. 2000. Research Methods in Applied Settings, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

University of Glasgow. Statistics Glossary. Available at http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/steps/glossary/alphabet.html .