Certain Electric Power Tools, Battery Cartridges, and ... - USITC

281. The universe utilized by Dr. Sorensen is unfairly weighted infavor of professional users.This is due in part to the fact that moreprofessionals are likely to have purchased and used power t9oh in the pasttwelve months and/or shopped for power tools in the past three months.(SXR-5 at 97; Unopposed SPF G 15).In this regard, 40% of the total numberof individuals surveyed utilized power tools in their occupation. ( c )( C ) Of the Makita identifications reportedin the survey, 58.9%are identifications from the inflated set ofprofessional users. (RXF-3558, Jacoby W.S., p. 10; Bunge, Tr. 2785-86;RXJ-89(c); SXR-5 at 91-94; CXA 89(e) at 32).282. One of complainants' own exhibits in this investigation revealsthat ( C 1( c )(CU 734, at M164263).283. Dr. Jacoby testified persuasively that theprofessional/do-it-yourselfer breakdown and underrepresentation of do-ityourselfersis particularly' important because Makita's own advertisingagency, DMBCB, stated that (C( C )( c,- .> (RXF-3558, Jacoby W.S., p. 10).284. Quota sampling requirements of Study S were set by Dr. Sorensen asfollows :a.Ninety percent of the sample was to be male,ten percent female.86