For each of the following sampling situations, identify the population as exactly as possible. That is, say what kind of individuals the population consists of and say exactly which individuals fall in the population. If the information given is not complete, complete the description of the population in a reasonable way. A college has changed its core curriculum and wants to obtain detailed feedback information from the students during each of the first 12 weeks of the coming semester. Each week, a random sample of 5 students will be selected to be interviewed.A) The population is all current students.B) The population is students in the college during the first 12 weeks of the coming semester.C) The population is the 60 students selected during the first 12 weeks of the coming semester.D) The population is students in the coming semester.

For example, a researcher wants to determine the proportion of voters who will vote for candidate A. The population for this study will be all the voters of the country and the sample will be the selected few voters for the survey.

In this case the college wants feedback information from the students during each of the first 12 weeks of the coming semester.

The sample selected each week consists if 5 students.

The population in this case is all the students who will be the part of the coming semester.

Thus, the correct option is (D) The population is students in the coming semester.