Scientists are studying hurricanes to determine the number of hurricanes in the past 50 years that have caused greater than $1 million in damages. Which best describes the population?

The population is the entire group the scientists want to study. They are counting hurricanes from the past 50 years that caused more than $1 million in damages, so the population is hurricanes meeting that damage condition. “Hurricanes” is too broad because it includes storms that did not cause that much damage.

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