TABLE 1-1
The manager of the customer service division of a major consumer electronics company is interested in determining whether the customers who have purchased a videocassette recorder made by the company over the past 12 months are satisfied with their products.
-Referring to Table 1-1, the population of interest is
A) all the customers who have bought a videocassette recorder made by the company and brought it in for repair over the past 12 months.
B) all the customers who have ever bought a videocassette recorder made by the company.
C) all the customers who have bought a videocassette recorder made by the company over the past 12 months.
D) all the customers who have used a videocassette recorder over the past 12 months.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The manager is interested in knowing about the satisfaction level of customers who have purchased the company's videocassette recorder over the past 12 months, not all customers who have ever bought one or all customers who have used one. The population of interest is therefore all customers who have bought a videocassette recorder made by the company over the past 12 months.

TABLE 1-1 The Manager of the Customer Service Division of a Major