The nurse researcher wishes to generalize a study's findings to persons living in the southern United States. The study is being done on persons living in a small town in rural Alabama
Which option reflects the target population of this study? 1. Persons living in the southern United States.
2. Persons living in a small town in rural Alabama.
3. Persons living in the state of Alabama.
4. Persons living in the United States in general.
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Rationale 1: The target populations is made up of a group of people or objects to which the researcher wishes to generalize the findings of a study, in this case, persons living in the southern United States.
Rationale 2: This is the accessible population.
Rationale 3: This is neither the target population nor the accessible population in this study.
Rationale 4: This is neither the target population nor the accessible population in this study.
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