Is Scanner Accuracy the Same for Specials? In a study of store checkout scanning systems, samples of purchases were used to compare the scanned prices to the posted prices. The accompanying table summarizes results for a sample of 819 items. When stores use scanners to check out items, are the error rates the same for regular-priced items as they are for advertised-special items? How might the behavior of consumers change if they believe that disproportionately more overcharges occur with advertisedspecial items?

Gender of Interviewer Man Woman Women who agree 512 336 Women who disagree 288 64