Much like sound bytes of news stories, statistical studies are often reduced to one- or two- sentence stat-bytes. For the following stat-byte, discuss what crucial information is missing and what more you would want to know before acting on the study. A cable network reports on a survey of America's top restaurants that found that "only nine restaurants achieved a rare 29 out of a possible 30 rating and none of those restaurants are in the Big Apple." Which of the following are crucial information that you would want to know before acting on the study? Select all that apply.

A. The goal of the study
B. How the quality of restaurants was measured
C. The variable of interest
D. Who the respondents in the survey were
E. How the respondents were selected