A Sales Manager for a Company That Makes Commercial Ovens

question 35

Essay

A sales manager for a company that makes commercial ovens for restaurants is interested in estimating the average number of restaurants in all metropolitan areas across the entire country. He does not have access to the data for each metropolitan location, so he had decided to select a sample that will be representative of all such areas, and will use a sample size of 30. Do you believe that simple random sampling is the best approach to obtaining a representative subset of the metropolitan areas in the given frame? Explain. If not, recommend how the sales manager might proceed to select a better sample of size 30 from this data?

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Definitions:

π Molecular Orbitals

Orbitals formed by the overlap of p orbitals on adjacent atoms, allowing for the delocalization of electrons above and below the plane of the atoms, typically found in unsaturated compounds.

Descriptive Term

A phrase or word used to describe the characteristics or qualities of something.

Diene

Organic compounds containing two double bonds, often involved in polymerization reactions.

Hydrogenation

The chemical reaction that adds hydrogen (H2) across unsaturated bonds in molecules, such as converting alkenes to alkanes.