The first step in the identification of potential markets is an assessment of the basic demand for a product

Laughing at your boss's humor tends to be an effective political tactic because

A) kissing up is a standard part of most jobs. B) most managers are emotionally insecure. C) the shared laughter helps build rapport. D) a boss who laughs gives generous salary increases.

The manager of the local health club is interested in determining the number of times members use the weight room per month

She takes a random sample of 15 members and finds that over the course of a month, the average number of visits was 11.2 with a standard deviation of 3.2. Assuming that the monthly number of visits is normally distributed, which of the following represents a 95% confidence interval for the average monthly usage of all health club members? A) 11.2 ± 1.74 B) 11.2 ± 1.77 C) 11.2 ± 1.62 D) 11.2 ± 1.83