A computer network manager wants to test the reliability of some new and expensive fiber-optic Ethernet cables that the computer department just received.The computer department received 8 boxes containing 40 cables each.The manager does not have the time to test every cable in each box.The manager will choose one box at random and test 8 cables chosen randomly within that box.What is the population?

A) The one box of 40 cables chosen at random from the 8 boxes
B) The entire shipment of 8 boxes
C) The entire shipment of 320 cables
D) The 8 cables chosen randomly for testing
E) The proportion of reliable cables

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Ashlie Dumesle · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The population in this scenario is the entire shipment of 320 cables. This is because the manager wants to test the reliability of the new and expensive fiber-optic Ethernet cables that the computer department received, and these cables are spread across all 8 boxes. Choosing only one box at random and testing only 8 cables from that one box would not be representative of the entire shipment. Therefore, the entire shipment of 320 cables is the correct population for this scenario.

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