3. • Target population is all the members of a real or
hypothetical set of people, events, or objects to
which educational researchers wish to generalize
the results of the research. ( Borg, W.R., Gall,
M.D. 1989: 216)
• Accessible population is the population from
which the researcher can realistically selected
subject.
• Sample is a small group of people selected to
represent the much larger entire population from
which it is drawn.( Charles, C.M. (1995:96)
