A Computer Network Manager Wants to Test the Reliability of Some

Multiple Choice

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