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When Apples come in
Author(s) -
Wang H. Holly
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9353.00078
Subject(s) - sampling (signal processing) , scheme (mathematics) , computer science , marketing , stock market , econometrics , stock (firearms) , statistical analysis , economics , mathematics , statistics , business , engineering , geography , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , context (archaeology) , archaeology , filter (signal processing) , computer vision
This case tells about an apple packing firm which needs to develop a sampling scheme to estimate the quantity of different grade/size apples in its stock. The need is driven by the market, and solving the problem involves statistical analysis. This is an example of using a real marketing case in teaching quantitative techniques. A brief teaching note is also included