An Insurance Company Conducted a Study to Determine the Percentage

question 67

Multiple Choice

An insurance company conducted a study to determine the percentage of cardiologists who had been sued for malpractice in the previous four 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 four years
• B) the doctor's area of expertise (i.e., cardiology, pediatrics, etc.)
• C) the number of doctors who are cardiologists
• D) all cardiologists in the directory

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