Multiple Choice Question

What is a mechanical method for collecting observational data?
Multiple choice question.

3M's focus groups to learn about dissatisfaction with steel wool pads

Nielson's "portable people meter," which measures an audio signal of a program as it is being viewed

J.D. Powers' syndicated information about automobile customer satisfaction

Kraft's ethnographic study about consumers in their own homes

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Nielson's "portable people meter," which measures an audio signal of a program as it is being viewed.

This option refers to a mechanical method of collecting data by using a device to measure audio signals, which is an objective and systematic way to gather observational data.