Which is the largest group from among this list?
a. Accessible population
b. Control group
c. Sample
d. Target population
ANS: D
The target population is the group the researcher wants to generalize to and needs the sample to represent.
Usually the researcher cannot practically get members from the entire population, so samples from that part of the population within reach or accessible.
The control group is that part of the sample that does not receive a treatment or intervention.
The sample is the subset of the population that will participate in the study and represent the population.
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