“Cola wars” is the popular term for the intense competition between Coca Cola and Pepsi displayed…

“Cola wars” is the popular term for the intense competition between Coca Cola and Pepsi displayed in their marketing campaigns, which have featured movie and television stars, rock videos, athletic endorsements, and claims of consumer preference based on taste tests. Suppose, as part of a Pepsi marketing campaign, 1,000 cola consumers are given a blind taste test (i.e., a taste test in which the two brand names are disguised). Each consumer is asked to state a preference for brand A or brand B.
a. Describe the population.
b. Describe the variable of interest.
c. Describe the sample.
d. Describe the inference.