A statistical software company is planning on updating Version 8.1 of its software and wants to know what features are most important to users. The company's managers have the email addresses of 10000 individuals, mostly faculty at universities, for whom they have supplied free courtesy copies of Version 8.1. They email these 10000 individuals and ask them to complete a survey online. A total of 183 of these individuals complete the survey.

(a) What is the population of interest to the software company?

A. the 183 individuals who complete the survey
B. the 10000 individuals contacted