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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 7 boxes containing 20 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 4 cables chosen randomly within that box.What is the population parameter of interest?

A) The 4 cables chosen for testing
B) The 7 boxes
C) The proportion of reliable cables
D) The one box of 30 cables chosen at random from the 7 boxes
E) 140 cables

Population Parameter

A characteristic or measure of an entire population, such as the mean or standard deviation, often estimated using sample data.

Fiber-Optic Ethernet

A network technology that uses fiber-optic cables for high-speed data transmission over longer distances than is possible with electronic cabling.

Reliable Cables

Cables that consistently perform their desired function or task without failure over a specified period.

  • Understand various sampling methods and their applications.
  • Discern the distinctions among population, sampling frame, and approach to sampling.
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