A researcher is interested in studying lifestyle management in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The researcher contacts the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America to determine how to best access this patient population. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are an example of which of the following?
A) Accessible population
B) Element
C) Sample
D) Target population

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The target population is the entire set of individuals who meet the sampling criteria.
The accessible population is that portion of the entire population that the researcher can actually use.
An element is an individual unit in a study.
A sample is a subset of the population that represents that population.

A Researcher Is Interested in Studying Lifestyle Management in Patients