Question

To attract business, a clothing store mails discount coupons to residents of a town. To estimate the proportion of the store’s shoppers who are using the coupons, the store manager selects a random sample of 100 customers who visit the store on a weekend. The manager finds that 38 of them are using the coupons mailed to their homes. Which of the following describes the sample in this setting?

A) all residents of the town
B) the 38 shoppers who used coupons
C) the 100 randomly selected shoppers
D) all shoppers in the store on the weekend

Answer 1

The sample in this setting is the 100 randomly selected shoppers who visit the store on a weekend.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sample in this setting is the 100 randomly selected shoppers who visit the store on a weekend. The store manager selects a random sample of 100 customers to estimate the proportion of the store's shoppers who are using the coupons mailed to their homes. Out of the 100 shoppers, the manager finds that 38 of them are using the coupons. This sample represents a subset of the store's shoppers and is used to estimate the proportion of shoppers using the coupons.

Answer 2

C) the 100 randomly selected shoppers

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