Question

multiple choice

Colleen Waite director of general Canadian sales, is concerned by a downward sales trend, specifically their customer base is stable at 2200, but they are purchasing less each year. She orders her staff to search for causes of the downward trend by selecting a focus group of 50 customers.

a. The focus group of 50 customers represents a sample.

b. The focus group of 50 customers represents a population

c.The focus group of 50 customers represents a inferential statistic.

d. The focus group of 50 customers represents a census.

Answer 1

a. The focus group of 50 customers represents a sample.

(A subset of population select to study about certain aspects of a population is called sample)