QUESTION 1

The Rathburn Manufacturing Company makes electric wiring, which it sells to contractors in the construction industry. Approximately 900 electric contractors purchase wire from Rathburn annually. Rathburn's director of marketing wants to determine electric contractors' satisfaction with Rathburn's wire. He developed a questionnaire that yields a satisfaction score between 10 and 50 for participant responses. A random sample of 35 of the 900 contractors is asked to completee a satisfaction survey. The satisfaction scores for the 35 participants are averaged to produce a mean satisfaction score.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM A - D

1) . What is the population for this study?

The population for this study is

a) The average satisfaction score for all 900 electric contractors in the population

b) the average satisfaction for the sample of thirty-five contractors

c) the randomly chosen group of thirty-five contractors

d) the 900 electric contractors who purchased Rathburn wire

2) What is the sample for this study?

The sample is

a) The average satisfaction score for all 900 electric contractors in the population

b) the average satisfaction for the sample of thirty-five contractors

c) the randomly chosen group of thirty-five contractors

d) the 900 electric contractors who purchased Rathburn wire

3) What is the statistic for this study?

The statistic is

a) The average satisfaction score for all 900 electric contractors in the population

b) the average satisfaction for the sample of thirty-five contractors

c) the randomly chosen group of thirty-five contractors

d) the 900 electric contractors who purchased Rathburn wire

4) What would be a parameter for this study?

The parameter is

a) The average satisfaction score for all 900 electric contractors in the population

b) the average satisfaction for the sample of thirty-five contractors

c) the randomly chosen group of thirty-five contractors

d) the 900 electric contractors who purchased Rathburn wire