The Legal Profession Conducted a Study to Determine the Percentage

question 11

Multiple Choice

The legal profession conducted a study to determine the percentage of cardiologists who had been sued for malpractice in the last two years. The sample was randomly chosen from a national directory of doctors. Identify the individuals in the study.

• A) each cardiologist selected from the directory
• B) the responses: have been sued/have not been sued for malpractice in the last two years
• C) the doctor s area of expertise (i.e., cardiology, pediatrics, etc.)
• D) all cardiologists in the directory

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