Introduction to Business Statistics
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Chapter 4.7, Problem 4.43E
For each of the following situations, would you recommend a sample or a census? Explain your reasoning in each case.
a. A purchasing agent has just received a shipment of shock-resistant watches and wants to find out approximately how far they can be dropped onto a concrete surface without breaking the crystal.
b. General Mills wants to learn the age, gender, and income characteristics of persons who consume Checrios breakfast cereal.
c. The producers of NBC’s Tonight Show want to find out what percentage of TV viewers recognize a photo of host Jay Leno.
d. A small company wants to determine whether U.S. companies that manufacture nuclear submarines might be interested in a new technique for purifying air when such craft are submerged.
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Chapter 4 Solutions
Introduction to Business Statistics
Ch. 4.2 - What is the difference between primary data and...Ch. 4.2 - A published article reports that 60% of U.S....Ch. 4.2 - A pharmaceutical finn’s annual report states that...Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 4.4ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 4.5ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 4.6ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 4.7ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 4.8ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 4.9ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 4.10E
Ch. 4.3 - Prob. 4.11ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 4.12ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 4.13ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 4.14ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 4.15ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 4.16ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 4.17ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 4.18ECh. 4.5 - What are secondary data? Differentiate between...Ch. 4.5 - Prob. 4.20ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 4.21ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 4.22ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 4.23ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 4.24ECh. 4.6 - Prob. 4.32ECh. 4.6 - Differentiate between sampling error and...Ch. 4.6 - Prob. 4.34ECh. 4.6 - Prob. 4.35ECh. 4.6 - Prob. 4.36ECh. 4.6 - Prob. 4.37ECh. 4.7 - Attendees at an industrial trade show are given...Ch. 4.7 - Prob. 4.39ECh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.40ECh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.41ECh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.42ECh. 4.7 - For each of the following situations, would you...Ch. 4.7 - Prob. 4.44ECh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.45ECh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.46ECh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.47ECh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.48ECh. 4.7 - Prob. 4.49ECh. 4 - Prob. 4.50CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.51CECh. 4 - For each of the following report titles, indicate...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.53CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.54CECh. 4 - A mail survey of junior executives is designed to...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.56CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.57CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.58CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.59CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.60CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.61CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.62CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.64CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.67CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.68CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.69CECh. 4 - To test the effectiveness of a new type of plastic...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.71CECh. 4 - A college of business has 20 faculty members in...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.73CECh. 4 - Prob. 4.74CE
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