Question

In 2010, the Physicians Foundation conducted a survey of physicians’ attitude about health care reform, calling the report "a survey of 100,000 physicians." The survey was sent to 100,000 randomly selected physicians practicing in the United States: 40,000 via post‑office mail and 60,000 via email. A total of 2,379 completed surveys were received. What is the population sampled in this survey?

a) All Physicians practicing in the United States
b) All Physicians receiving the survey by mail.
c) All Physicians who completed the survey.
d) All Physicians receiving the survey by email.

Answer 1

The population sampled in this survey includes all physicians practicing in the United States.

Step-by-step explanation:

The population sampled in this survey is:

a) All Physicians practicing in the United States

The survey was sent to 100,000 randomly selected physicians practicing in the United States, including both those who received the survey by mail and those who received it by email. Therefore, the population sampled includes all physicians practicing in the United States, regardless of how they received the survey.