Question

A candy manufacturer is interested in the distribution of colors in each of its packages of candy sold. The manufacturer randomly sample packages from multiple batches at one factory. Are the results generalizable to the company's other factories that produce the same candy?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "B": No, because the other factories may have different processes or the settings on the machines may be different.

Explanation:

Generalizability is a characteristic of research by which the results of a study can be applied to every other similar research. Most often, this feature is assumed in analyzing the population but can also be used for other settings. However, many variables are not considered by generalizing the findings of a study.

In the case of the candy manufacturer that is looking for different package colors, the study may vary from its entity to others because the processes, equipment setting, labor hand specialization, package quality, and candy flavors -just to mention a few factors- of each of them are unknown.