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target population  

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  • The terms statistical population, population of interest, universe, and simply population are often used interchangeably when referring to a target population. What they have in common is that they define a group of people or other units that are the focus of a study and to whom the results are intended to generalize. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Target Population]

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