The 3M Inventor, David Windorski Took This Approach When He

question 83

Multiple Choice

The 3M inventor, David Windorski took this approach when he developed the Post-it^® Flag Highlighter:

• A)He first asked students to identify their needs and wants.
• B)He asked students to bring him their five favorite bookstore items.
• C)He started with his idea and then investigated if there was a market for it.
• D)He patented his idea and sold it to 3M.
• E)He petitioned 3M executives for the right to do independent research which ultimately resulted in the 15% rule.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A statistical measure that indicates the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by using its standard deviation and sample size.

Sample Size

The number of observations or elements selected from a population to study a particular property.

Population Proportion

Population proportion represents the fraction or percentage of members in a population that exhibits a particular attribute or characteristic.

Margin of Error

A statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results, indicating the range within which the true value lies with a certain level of confidence.