Twenty One (21) Customers Out of a Simple Random Sample

question 106

True/False

Twenty one (21) customers out of a simple random sample of 50 said that they came to the grocery store within one month after getting a card from the company. Based on the data, the marketing manager thinks that the number of total customers who would come in to the grocery store within one month is 4,200 because 10,000 cards were mailed.

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Definitions:

Materiality Constraint

A principle that allows accountants to disregard minor errors or omissions in financial statements when such misstatements are not expected to influence the decision of a reasonable user.

Inappropriate Accounting Procedures

Accounting practices that do not comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and may lead to misleading financial statements.

Qualitative Characteristics Exposure Draft

A preliminary document issued by accounting standards organizations proposing improvements or changes to the qualitative characteristics of financial information.

Logical Order

A method of arranging elements in a sequence based on their relationships or hierarchy, ensuring coherence and clear progression of ideas or steps.