The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America referred the interested researcher to a local chapter of the organization
The local chapter agreed to send out letters on behalf of the researcher inviting potential subjects to contact the researcher if they are willing to participate in a study. Potential subjects in this situation would be described as the:
a. accessible population.
b. element.
c. sample.
d. target population.
ANS: A
An accessible population is the portion of the target population to which the researcher has reasonable access.
An element is an individual unit of a study population.
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 target population is the entire set of individuals who meet the sampling criteria.
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