A Researcher Needs to Determine How Many Boxes of a Particular

question 45

Multiple Choice

A researcher needs to determine how many boxes of a particular brand of cereal were sold in a given region in a typical week. Which of the following is probably the best method?

• A) Arrange for a pantry audit.
• B) Put a researcher with a clipboard next to the cereal display.
• C) Collect supermarket scanner data.
• D) Conduct a survey of shoppers.
• E) Employ a mystery shopper.

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