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. Who makes up the population?
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. Who makes up the population? ​
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 population is defined as the entire group of interest, in this case, all patients in the local hospital. The survey respondents are just a subset of the population, and it is not clear if the sample is representative of all patients in the hospital. Therefore, the population should be all patients in the hospital.

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