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

Respondents' experts testified persuasively that the latter situation isevident from the screening questionnaires.In their opinion, the questionswere designed to generate a sample that disproportionately includedprofessionals, and did in fact produce such a disproportionate sample.(FF 281).Other evidence of record indicates that Dr. Sorensen was eitherunaware of the percentage of consumers that were professionals when hedesigned his screener questions, or that he was acutely aware of the factthat professionals gave more favorable answers to Makita and he thus soughtto screen a disproportionate percentage of professionals into his sample.(FF 281, 282, 285-87).In any event, the survey results include adisproportionately high number of source identifications by persons thatare more inclined to correctly identify Makita as the source. (FP 281).If the results of the survey were weighted to eliminate thedisproportionately high number of professionals, Table 10 of the surveywould read as follows:The 7 1/4" Circular Saw (Makita Model 5007NB) ............... ( C )The Cordless Sander (Makita Model 90353)) .................... (cc )The Finishing Sander (Makita Model BO45501..................tc>The Long Handle Cordless Drill (Makita Model 6012HD). ........ ( C )The Short Handle 3/8" Cordless Drill (Makita Model 6010SD)... (CCThe Cordless Grinder (Makita Model 9500D) ...................The 4" Sander Grinder (Makita Model 9501BZ)The 3/8" VSR Drill (Makita Model 6410LVR)....................................The Router (Hakita Model 3601B) .............................The 10" Miter Saw (Makita Model 2401B) ......................The 14" Cut-Off Saw (Wits Model 2414) .....................223( C )( ( 2 ) .( C )( C )( C )( C )