In a survey of patients in a local hospital, 62.42% of the respondents indicated that the health care providers needed to spend more time with each patient. What is the sample for the population being studied?
A)All patients in a local hospital
B)All survey respondents
C)Hospital patients
D)Cannot be determined from the information given

Question

In a survey of patients in a local hospital, 62.42% of the respondents indicated that the health care providers needed to spend more time with each patient. What is the sample for the population being studied? ​​
A)​All patients in a local hospital
B)All survey respondents
C)Hospital patients
D)​Cannot be determined from the information given

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The sample for the population being studied is all the survey respondents who provided their opinions about the time spent by health care providers with each patient. Option A refers to all patients in the hospital, which may or may not include those who were surveyed. Option C refers only to hospital patients, which could be a larger group than those who participated in the survey. Option D cannot be chosen as the information given clearly states that the percentage is based on the respondents of the survey.

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