Wal-Mart Has a Highly Sophisticated System of Recording Data and Being

question 12

Multiple Choice

Wal-Mart has a highly sophisticated system of recording data and being able to view results. For instance, Wal-Mart managers know from their scanner data that five pair of Wrangler Blue Jeans were sold from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on a certain day, and by what size. If the sales were made via credit card, Wal-Mart also knows "who," and has developed histories of what combinations of products its customers buy. The preceding is an observational situation involving which of the following?

• A) people watching people
• B) people watching phenomena
• C) machines watching people
• D) machines watching phenomena
• E) All of the above are observation situations.

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