A group of researchers is interested in identifying the health care needs of employees at fast food restaurants in Kansas. The researchers plan to distribute a health care survey to a sample of employees. Please answer the following questions:

1. (1) What is the population of interest?
2. (2) Why would the researchers choose to distribute the health care survey to a sample rather than to the entire population? Give at least two reasons.
3. (2) Is random selection/sampling a practical method of identifying individuals for this study?

Explain why or why not.