Recently the managers for a large retail department store stated that a study has revealed that female shoppers spend on average 23.5 minutes longer in the store per visit than do male shoppers. Based on this information, the managers can be confident that female shoppers, as a population, do spend longer times in the store than do males shoppers, as a population.

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The statement only indicates a finding from one study and does not account for variables such as sample size, selection bias, or the possibility of outliers. Without further evidence or replication of results, it's premature to generalize this finding to the entire population of female and male shoppers.

Recently the Managers for a Large Retail Department Store Stated