Concept information
Preferred term
target population
Definition
- 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]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/target_population
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