In the Department Store Project, Numbers 1 Through 10 Were

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the department store project, numbers 1 through 10 were assigned to the 10 stores considered in the study (Table 8.2 in the text) . Thus, store number 9 referred to Sears and store number 6 referred to Neiman Marcus. Using this information, which of the following statements is true?

• A)Sears is in some way superior or inferior to Neiman Marcus.
• B)It is meaningful to state that the number of the average store is 5.5.
• C)Both A and B are true.
• D)None of the above statements are true.

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