Workshop 01 - S1 - 2020 - Solutions For Business Statistics

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Business Statistics Workshop 1

Workshop 1 Solutions
Task 1:
Open the Excel file Elecmart.xlsx. This data file provides information on 400 customer orders
during a period of several months for Elecmart (a fictional company).

In this file, the variable names are listed in Row 1. Place the cursor on a variable name, eg,
Region, to see its description.

Use pivot tables and/or charts to answer your questions.

Question 1: How many customers shop in the evening time and are female?

Answer: 36

Question 2: What is the average amount spent for the most expensive item by a female shopping
in the West region?

Answer: $116.27
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Question 3: How many customers shop in the South region and are male?

Answer: 30

Question 4: What is the average amount spent for the most expensive item by a male shopper
who is in the Low category?

Answer: $70.07
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Question 5: What is the average spend for a Medium category customer from the South region?

Answer: $130.92

Question 6: How many customers shop in the morning time in the NorthEast region?

Answer: 33
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Question 7: What is the average spend for a customer from the MidWest region shopping in
the evening?

Answer: $134.36

Question 8: How many female customers are of the Medium category?

Answer: 66
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Question 9: How many customers who belong to the Low category are from the West region?

Answer: 51

Question 10: What is the average spend for a Medium category customer from the South
region?

Answer: $130.92
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Task 2:

Complete the Summary Statistics table provided in columns M and N (Table 1) in the excel
file Elecmart.xlsx.

The list of Excel functions is provided below.

Table1: Summary Statistics for Amount Spent

Mean $153.82
Median $126.72
Standard Devation $97.37
Minimum $6.82
Maximum $485.01
Range $478.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV) 63.30%
Lower/First quartile (Q1) $83.21
Upper/Third quartile (Q2) $205.88
Interquartile range (IQR) $122.67
Count 400

Task 3: Constructing a Histogram – Property.xlsx

Refer to the worksheet "DATA" in the Excel file Property.xlsx. This worksheet provides
information on the selling price of 100 properties based on number of bedrooms and location.

Use the Histogram option in your Data Analysis ToolPak to calculate the frequencies and
draw a histogram for the "Selling Price" variable.

Edit the chart to optimise presentation.

Lower Limit Upper Limit Frequency


290000 340000 11
340000 390000 16
390000 440000 23
440000 490000 19
490000 540000 15
540000 590000 9
590000 640000 3
640000 690000 2
690000 740000 1
740000 790000 1
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Histogram of Selling Prices


25

20
Frequency

15

10

Selling Price ($)

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