A researcher wishes to conduct a survey of attitudes about illness among young adults with cystic fibrosis.The researcher contacts a nearby regional medical cystic fibrosis clinic,where 250 young adults who have cystic fibrosis are seen.A group of 50 young adults are selected to complete the survey.These 50 people are the
A) accessible population.
B) elements of the population.
C) sample population.
D) target population.

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A sample is that group of people who are representing the entire population and participating in the study.Samples are expected to represent an entire population.The accessible population is that portion of the entire population that the researcher can use; which,in this case,would be the 250 patients at this medical center.The target population is the entire set of individuals who meet the sampling criteria.An element is an individual unit of a study population.

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