Jeff Friedman was a section chief for an electric utility company. After the numbers in one of his reports to the management of the utility didn't add up, he was reassigned to the home economics department. He interviewed 119 people in a suburban shopping center to discover some of their cooking habits. He obtained the results shown to the right. 53 use microwave ovens; 63 use electric ranges; 52 use gas ranges; 23 use microwave ovens and electric ranges; 20 use microwave ovens and gas ranges; 8 use both gas and electric ranges; 2 use all three; 4 uses none of the three. Should he be reassigned one more time? Why or why not? Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice. A. Yes, he should be reassigned. He says that he interviewed 119 people, but the numbers in his report indicate that he actually interviewed some error, he should be reassigned. people. Since he made B. No he should not be reassigned. He says that he interviewed 119 people, and the numbers in his report indicate that this is true. Since he did not make an error, he should not be reassigned.

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Jeff Friedman was a section chief for an electric
utility company. After the numbers in one of his
reports to the management of the utility didn't
add up, he was reassigned to the home
economics department. He interviewed 119
people in a suburban shopping center to
discover some of their cooking habits. He
obtained the results shown to the right.
53 use microwave ovens;
63 use electric ranges;
52 use gas ranges;
23 use microwave ovens and electric ranges;
20 use microwave ovens and gas ranges;
8 use both gas and electric ranges;
2 use all three;
4 uses none of the three.
Should he be reassigned one more time? Why or why not?
Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice.
A. Yes, he should be reassigned. He says that he interviewed 119 people, but the numbers in his report indicate that he actually interviewed
some error, he should be reassigned.
people. Since he made
B. No he should not be reassigned. He says that he interviewed 119 people, and the numbers in his report indicate that this is true. Since he did not make an error, he
should not be reassigned.
Transcribed Image Text:Jeff Friedman was a section chief for an electric utility company. After the numbers in one of his reports to the management of the utility didn't add up, he was reassigned to the home economics department. He interviewed 119 people in a suburban shopping center to discover some of their cooking habits. He obtained the results shown to the right. 53 use microwave ovens; 63 use electric ranges; 52 use gas ranges; 23 use microwave ovens and electric ranges; 20 use microwave ovens and gas ranges; 8 use both gas and electric ranges; 2 use all three; 4 uses none of the three. Should he be reassigned one more time? Why or why not? Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice. A. Yes, he should be reassigned. He says that he interviewed 119 people, but the numbers in his report indicate that he actually interviewed some error, he should be reassigned. people. Since he made B. No he should not be reassigned. He says that he interviewed 119 people, and the numbers in his report indicate that this is true. Since he did not make an error, he should not be reassigned.
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