An insurance company conducted a study to determine the percentage of cardiologists who had been sued for malpractice in the previous two years. The sample was randomly chosen from a
National directory of doctors. What is the variable of interest in this study?
A)the responses: have been sued/have not been sued for malpractice in the last two years
B)all cardiologists in the directory
C)the doctorʹs area of expertise (i.e., cardiology, pediatrics, etc.)
D)the number of doctors who are cardiologists

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The variable of interest in this study is whether the cardiologists had been sued for malpractice in the previous two years, which is a categorical variable represented by the responses: have been sued/have not been sued.

An Insurance Company Conducted a Study to Determine the Percentage