According to the American Association of Community Colleges, 23% of community college students receive federal grants. The California Community College Chancellor’s Office anticipates that the percentage is smaller for California community college students. They collect a sample of 1,000 community college students in California and find that 210 received federal grants.

For which group are we making a hypothesis?
(A) the population of community college students
(B) the population of community college students in California
(C) a sample of community college students in California