target population
What target population means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of target population
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Reference: OCR
The group from which a sample is drawn, and how the sample is drawn decides how far the findings can travel.
The group a conclusion is about, which the sample tested is recruited from.
Topics that use target population
- D.1 – handling data (OCR A-Level)
- Planning and conducting research (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- bar charts and histograms
- behavioural category
- calculating tests of difference
- central tendency on a curve
- checking data quality
- co-variables
- comparing two conditions
- confounding variables
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