Question

A research company performed a study of Machiavellian traits in accountants. Machiavellian describes negative character traits that include manipulation, cunning duplicity, deception, and bad faith. A questionnaire was administered to a random sample of 600 acccounting alumni of a large university; however, due to nonresponse and incomplete answers, only 204 questionnaires could be analyzed. Several variables were measured, including age, gender, level of education, income, job satisfaction score, and Machiavellian ('Mach") rating score. The research findings suggest that Machiavellian behavior is not required to achieve success in the accounting profession. Complete parts a through c below. a. Identify the population of interest to the researchers. Choose the correct answer below O A. The 600 accounting alumn O B. All alumni of the large university O C. All accounting alumni of the large university O D. All 204 accounting alumni who returned the questionnaire

Answer 1

a) Population of interest: C. All accounting alumni of the large university

A population of interest is the group of individuals about which the researcher want s to draw a conclusion about.