The Director of a Major Hospital Complex Conducts a Study

question 21

Multiple Choice

The director of a major hospital complex conducts a study to discover the types of critical incidents that have occurred in this hospital and its sister hospital over the past 5 years. The director makes a list of every critical incident that has occurred over this period. Choose the true statements about this list.

• A)The list is the dependent variable.
• B)The list represents the hospital director's assumptions.
• C)The items on the list include every critical incident that has occurred over the past 5 years.
• D)The sample elements comprise the list.
• E)If the two hospitals have been in operation only 5 years, the list contains both the sample elements and the accessible population.

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