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Going online for health information. A cyberchondriac is defined as a person who regularly...

Going online for health information. A cyberchondriac is defined as a person who regularly searches the Webfor health care information. Each year a Harris Poll isconducted to determine the number of cyberchondriacs in the United States. In 2008, the Harris Poll surveyed 1,010 U.S. adults by telephone and asked the following questions:

1. Have you ever gone online to look for health care information?


2. How many times per month do you look for health care information online?


3. In the past year, have you ever discussed with your doctor the information you found online?

a. For each question, determine whether the type of data collected is quantitative or qualitative.


b. Do the data collected for the 1,010 adults represent a sample or a population? Explain.

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