Question

A dermatologist wants to know if his patients are happy with him. He decides to survey a sample of his clients. What method would be best for choosing a random sample that is a fair representation of his patients? Give a survey to the next one hundred patients who come to the office. Assign numbers to each patient and then use a random number generator to choose one hundred patients to survey. Call the first one hundred patients in alphabetical order. Ask the nurse to refer one hundred patients to call.

Answer 1

B Assign numbers to each patient and then use a random number generator to choose one hundred patients to survey.

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Answer 2

The best way to ensure you receive random patients would be to give them each a number and then use the generator. This way you can receive feedback from clients with different names, different clinic visit times, and different personalities. Hope this helped :)