The entire group that the researcher is interested in is called the population or the target population.
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The researcher's working theory of what s/he expects the research either to prove or disprove.
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This type of sampling method is used when data is gathered by sampling individuals from a certain group. For example, a researcher may ask for a sample of 200 students from an ivy league school as a sample for their survey.