mdcat logical reasoning MCQ #632

A company implements a new marketing strategy and sees an increase in sales. If the company also changed its product packaging around the same time, what can be concluded about the relationship between the marketing strategy and sales?

mdcat logical reasoning MCQ #632

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A company implements a new marketing strategy and sees an increase in sales. If the company also changed its product packaging around the same time, what can be concluded about the relationship between the marketing strategy and sales?

    • A) The marketing strategy caused the increase in sales
    • B) The new packaging caused the increase in sales
    • C) The combination of the marketing strategy and new packaging caused the increase in sales
    • D) The increase in sales is due to an external factor

    Answer: The combination of the marketing strategy and new packaging caused the increase in sales

    Explanation: The presence of a potential confounding variable (packaging) means we cannot isolate the effect of the marketing strategy