***Only need one of these***

Option #1: Critical Thinking: Cars 

An expert who works for a car magazine obtained random data (rounded to the nearest thousand) among two categories of used or new cars:

Domestic
Foreign

The expert would like to understand sales based on list price (rounded to the nearest thousand dollars), sale price (rounded to the nearest thousand dollars), and number of days it takes to sell each car. The complete data set is in the file named Cars.

Managerial Report

Prepare a report (see below) that summarizes your assessment of the nature of the car market. Be sure to include the following seven items in your report.

1. Descriptive statistics (mean, median, range, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation) to summarize each of the three variables for the all Domestic cars. Use z-scores to determine if there any outliers in the data set for any of the three variables. If there are any outliers in any category, please list them and state for which category they are an outlier. If a result is an outlier, state whether it is below or above the mean.
2. Descriptive statistics (mean, median, range, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation) to summarize each of the three variables for the all Foreign cars. Use z-scores to determine if there any outliers in the data set for any of the three variables. If there are any outliers in any category, please list them and state for which category they are an outlier. If a result is an outlier, state whether it is below or above the mean.
3. Compare your summary results from #1 and #2. Discuss any specific statistical results that would help the car expert understand the car market.
4. Develop a 98% confidence interval estimate of the population mean sales price and population mean number of days to sell for Domestic cars. What is the Margin of error? Interpret your results.
5. Develop a 98% confidence interval estimate of the population mean sales price and population mean number of days to sell for Foreign cars. What is the Margin of error? Interpret your results.
6. Assume the car expert requested estimates of the mean number of days to sell for the Domestic cars with a margin of error of seven days and the mean selling price of Foreign cars with a margin of error of eight days. Using 98% confidence, how large should the sample sizes be for each?
7. Suppose a Domestic car has a list price of $30,000 and a Foreign car has a list price of $30,000. What is your estimate of the final selling price (based on the percent difference for the sale and list price) and number of days required to sell each of these cars?

Write a report that adheres to the Written Assignment Requirements under the heading “Expectations for CSU-Global Written Assignments” found in the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.  As with all written assignments at CSU-Global, you should have in-text citations and a reference page. An example paper is provided in the MTH410 Guide to Writing with Statistics. (link provided at the bottom of the page)

Submit your Excel file in addition to your report.

   Requirements:

1. Paper must be written in third person.
2. Your paper should be four to five pages in length (counting the title page and references page) and cite and integrate at least one credible outside source. The CSU-Global Library is a great place to find resources.
3. Include a title page, introduction, body, conclusion, and a reference page.
4. The introduction should describe or summarize the topic or problem. It might discuss the importance of the topic or how it affects you or society as a whole, or it might discuss or describe the unique terminology associated with the topic.
5. The body of your paper should answer the questions posed in the problem. Explain how you approached and answered the question or solved the problem, and, for each question, show all steps involved. Be sure this is in paragraph format, not numbered answers like a homework assignment.
6. The conclusion should summarize your thoughts about what you have determined from the data and your analysis, often with a broader personal or societal perspective in mind. Nothing new should be introduced in the conclusion that was not previously discussed in the body paragraphs.
7. Include any tables of data or calculations, calculated values, and/or graphs associated with this problem in the body of your assignment.
8. Document formatting, citations, and style should conform to the CSU-Global Virtual Library CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA: Introduction. A short summary containing much that you need to know about paper formatting, citations, and references is contained in the New Sample APA Paper. In addition, information in the CSU-Global Virtual Library under the Writing Center/APA Resources tab has many helpful areas (Writing Center, Writing Tips, Template & Examples/Papers & Essays, and others).

Option #2: Finer Suits

Finer Suit Company sells suits in the US and the European Union. The company monitors its suit sales by collecting randomly chosen data from store locations throughout the US. They record list price (in dollars), sale price (in dollars), and number of days it takes to sell each suit. Data was collected from 200 suits sold in the US and 200 in the EU region. The complete data set is in the file named Suits.

Managerial Report
Prepare a report (see below) that summarizes your assessment of the nature of the suit market in each region. Be sure to include the following seven items in your report.

1. Descriptive statistics (mean, median, range, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation) to summarize each of the three variables for the all US suits. Use z-scores to determine if there any outliers in the data set for any of the three variables. If there are any outliers in any category, please list them and state for which category they are an outlier.  If a result is an outlier, state whether it is below or above the mean.
2. Descriptive statistics (mean, median, range, standard deviation and coefficient of variation) to summarize each of the three variables for the all EU suits. Use z-scores to determine if there any outliers in the data set for any of the three variables. If there are any outliers in any category, please list them and state for which category they are an outlier.  If a result is an outlier, state whether it is below or above the mean.
3. Compare your summary results from #1 and #2. Discuss any specific statistical results that would help Finer Suits understand its business.
4. Develop a 99% confidence interval estimate of the population mean sales price and population mean number of days to sell for US suits. What is the Margin of error? Interpret your results.
5. Develop a 99% confidence interval estimate of the population mean sales price and population mean number of days to sell for EU suits. What is the Margin of error? Interpret your results.
6. Assume the Finer Suit Company requested estimates of the mean List Price for the US suits with a margin of error of $600 and the mean List Price of EU suits with a margin of error of $600. Using 99% confidence, how large should the sample sizes be for each?
7. Suppose a US suit has a list price of $1,500 and a EU suit has a list price of $1,200. What is your estimate of the final selling price (based on the percent difference for the sale and list price) and number of days required to sell each of these suits?

Write a report that adheres to the Written Assignment Requirements under the heading “Expectations for CSU-Global Written Assignments” found in the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.  As with all written assignments at CSU-Global, you should have in-text citations and a reference page. An example paper is provided in the MTH410 Guide to Writing with Statistics. (link provided at the bottom of the page)

Submit your Excel file in addition to your report.

   Requirements:

1. Paper must be written in third person.
2. Your paper should be four to five pages in length (counting the title page and references page) and cite and integrate at least one credible outside source. The CSU-Global Library is a great place to find resources.
3. Include a title page, introduction, body, conclusion, and a reference page.
4. The introduction should describe or summarize the topic or problem. It might discuss the importance of the topic or how it affects you or society as a whole, or it might discuss or describe the unique terminology associated with the topic.
5. The body of your paper should answer the questions posed in the problem. Explain how you approached and answered the question or solved the problem, and, for each question, show all steps involved. Be sure this is in paragraph format, not numbered answers like a homework assignment.
6. The conclusion should summarize your thoughts about what you have determined from the data and your analysis, often with a broader personal or societal perspective in mind. Nothing new should be introduced in the conclusion that was not previously discussed in the body paragraphs.
7. Include any tables of data or calculations, calculated values, and/or graphs associated with this problem in the body of your assignment.
8. Document formatting, citations, and style should conform to the CSU-Global Virtual Library CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA: Introduction. A short summary containing much that you need to know about paper formatting, citations, and references is contained in the New Sample APA Paper. In addition, information in the CSU-Global Virtual Library under the Writing Center/APA Resources tab has many helpful areas (Writing Center, Writing Tips, Template & Examples/Papers & Essays, and others).

Posted Wed Apr 4, 2018 at 8:02 pm

Option 1 CarsOption 2 SuitsGuide to Writing with Statistics

Submissions

Submit Assignment