Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 60

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Bananas
-The diagram indicates the revenue distribution of a $299 30GB Apple iPod. Most of the "non-hardware costs" are product development (e.g., software and R&D) , but also includes advertising and retail costs. If the key industry argument has merit, what does this diagram suggest about which industries are actually key?

• A) hard drives
• B) electronic parts
• C) advertising
• D) product development

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Definitions:

Reliable

Capable of being trusted or depended upon; consistent in performance or outcome.

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical indicator showing the degree to which multiple variables co-vary.

Cause-and-Effect Relationship

A connection between two events where one event (cause) leads to the outcome of another event (effect).

Sampling Bias

A distortion in the outcome of a study due to the method in which samples are collected, resulting in a non-representative sample of the population.