Dissertation Writers: Data Analytics Problem Set
Data Analytics Problem Set
Instructions
| Instructions: |
| Week 4 Individual Assignment |
| Total Number of Questions – 12 |
| 1. You have twelve problems – one on each tab of this Excel file. |
| 2. Please show your work in the cells. Use Excel formulas instead of writing the values/answers directly in the cell. |
| The instructor will then know where you made a mistake and provide you valuable feedback and partial credit (if appropriate). |
Question 1
| Fifty business students were given a project to complete. The bar graph below shows the number |
| of days it took the students to complete the assignment. |
| 1. How many students took 4 days to complete the assignment? |
| 2. How many students completed the project in 3 days or less? |
| 3. What percent of students completed the project in 3 days or less? |
| State the answer as a percentage with one digit after decimal. |
Question 2
| The bar graph below shows the Quarterly Dollar Volume of Batesville Tire Company. |
| Refer to the bar graph below and answer the questions. |
| 1. Which quarter had the highest dollar volume? |
| 2. What percent of the yearly sales were the sales for October–December? |
| State the answer as a percentage with one digit after decimal. |
| 3. What was the percent of increase in sales from the first to the second quarter? |
| State the answer as a percentage with one digit after decimal. |
Question 3
| The line chart below shows data for Automobile Gasoline Mileage Comparisons for | |
| full-size and compact cars. | |
| Refer to the chart and answer the questions. | |
| 1. What speed gave the highest gasoline mileage for both types of automobiles? | |
| 2. What speed gave the lowest gasoline mileage for both types of automobiles? | |
| 3. At what speed did the first noticeable decrease in gasoline mileage occur? | |
| Which car showed this decrease? | Choose one |
Question 4
| The line chart below shows Dale Crosby’s Salary History. | ||
| Refer to this chart and answer the questions. | ||
| 1. Calculate the amount and percent of increase in Dale’s salary from 2014 to 2015. | ||
| Amount of increase | Percentage of increase | State the answer as a percentage with one digit after decimal. |
| 2. What is the percent of increase in Dale’s salary from 2012 to 2013? | ||
| Percentage of increase | State the answer as a percentage with one digit after decimal. | |
| 3. Calculate the amount and percent of increase in Dale’s salary from 2016 to 2017. | ||
| Amount of increase | Percentage of increase | State the answer as a percentage with one digit after decimal. |
| 4. If the cost-of-living increase was 10% from 2011 to 2016, determine if Dale’s | ||
| salary for this period of time kept pace with inflation. | ||
| Hint: For part 4, follow the steps below: | ||
| Step 1: Find the amount of salary increase from 2011 to 2016. | ||
| Step 2: Find the percentage increase from 2011 to 2016. | ||
| Step 3: If the percentage increase from Step 2 is greater than 10% cost-of-living increase, then | ||
| Dale’s salary kept pace with inflation, otherwise no. | ||
| Step 1: Amount of salary increase from 2011 to 2016 | ||
| Step 2: Percentage increase from 2011 to 2016 | State the answer as a percentage with no decimal. | |
| Step 3: Did the salary keep pace with inflation? | (Choose one) |
Question 5
| The pie chart below shows the family budget. Refer to the chart and answer the following questions. | |
| 1. What is the total take-home pay? | |
| 2. What percent of the total take-home pay is allocated for transportation? | |
| State the answer as a percentage with one digit after decimal. | |
| 3. What percent of the take-home pay is allocated for food? | |
| State the answer as a percentage with one digit after decimal. | |
| 4. What percent of take-home pay is spent for education? | |
| State the answer as a percentage with one digit after decimal. | |
| 5. What percent of take-home pay is spent for education when education, | |
| savings, and miscellaneous funds are combined to be used for education? | |
| Total of education, savings, and miscellaneous funds | |
| Percentage of take-home pay spent on this combined total | State the answer as a percentage with one digit after decimal. |
Question 6
| The bar chart shows the distribution of tax dollars. Refer to the chart and answer the following questions. |
| 1. What expenditure is expected to be the same next year as this year? |
| 2. What two expenditures are expected to increase next year? |
| 3. What two expenditures are expected to decrease next year? |
| 4. What expenditure was greatest both years? |
Question 7
| The Canmark Research Center Airport Customer Satisfaction Survey uses an online questionnaire to provide airlines and airports with |
| customer satisfaction ratings for all aspects of the customers’ flight experience (airportsurvey website, July 2012). After completing a |
| flight, customers receive an e-mail asking them to go to the website and rate a variety of factors, including the reservation process, |
| the check-in process, luggage policy, cleanliness of gate area, service by flight attendants, food/beverage selection, on-time arrival, |
| and so on. A five-point scale, with Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, and Poor, is used to record customer ratings. Assume |
| that passengers on a delta Airlines flight from Myrtle beach, South Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia, provided the following ratings for the |
| question, “Please rate the airline based on your overall experience with this flight.” The sample ratings are shown below. |
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