A researcher is studying sleep habits of household cats that belong to families with small children. The families live in urban areas. In this study, what are the elements?
a. Small children
b. Household cats
c. Families
d. Sleep
ANS: B
The individual units of the population and sample are called elements. The elements are the things the researcher studies. An element can be a person, event, behavior, or any other single unit of study. In this case, the researcher is studying cats—not children, not families, and not sleep.
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