Discussion 1undefinedPrior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 3 and 4 of your textbook. Find a quantitative variable and an associated graph that depicts a demographic about the United States. This can be any topic of your choosing. Government data, business publications, and corporations’ websites are good sources of information. You may want to begin your search using one of the following resources:undefinedUnited States Census Bureau (Links to an external site.)United Sates Census Bureau’s Library: Infographics & Visualizations (Links to an external site.)S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (Links to an external site.)S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Entrepreneurship Education | Resources (Links to an external site.)undefinedIn your post,undefinedPost the URL and the distribution graph from the website.Discuss who you believe generated the data. Do you think it is credible?Discuss what the graph reveals about the variable.Explain any unusual aspects, as well as the shape, center, and spread of the distribution.Discuss your own interpretation of the distribution.undefinedDiscussion 2undefinedPrior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 3 and 4 of your textbook. Design a study that has a false correlation caused by lurking variable. Watch this week’s video for an example study, and to learn more information about this concept.undefinedGuided Response: Your initial response should be a minimum of 300 words in length for each discussion. Respond to at least two of your classmates by commenting on their posts. In your response, identify the lurking variable in your classmate’s study, and explain how the lurking variable may cause a false correlation.

Your company, Rasmussen Consulting, was hired by MovieFlix, a company that provides subscription service for on-demand Internet streaming media and DVD-by-mail within the U.S. You are the consultant that Rasmussen has decided to assign the MovieFlix case to. To begin your assignment you will need to select one of the business problems described in the "Capstone Project Introduction" page of Module 01. You will complete this assignment in 2 parts. To complete your assignment, you will need to do the following:Part IResearch your business issue. You will need to use a minimum of 4 credible sources for your research, with 2 being academic sources, such as a book or an academic scholarly journal. Academic scholarly journals can be accessed through the Rasmussen Online Library. For business sources, ProQuest and EBSCO Host are helpful. *A note about credible sources: Credible sources are reliable, accurate, and trustworthy. These sources are written by authors respected in their fields of study. You want to identify sources where the author of the article is listed, if they've referenced other information, the sources should be cited so that you can check for the accuracy of and support what they have written. Wikipedia is not considered a credible source. For more information on credible sources, please visit the Rasmussen Online Library. In 2-3 pages, describe the problem that you've selected:What is the problem?Why is it a problem for businesses?Why does this problem exist or what causes it?What are some of the consequences if the problem goes unsolved?Remember to use proper tone in your paper. You are speaking from a "consultant" point of view. Your audience is the Leadership Team at MovieFlix. Make sure to write your paper utilizing proper APA formatting guidelines, and to include an APA formatted title page. Use NoodleBib to document your sources and to complete your APA formatted reference page and in-text citations.Part IINow that you've shown MovieFlix that you've adequately researched their issue it's time to write them a formal business letter to discuss next steps.Write a formal business letter from your company (Rasmussen Consulting) to MovieFlix. For your letter, you will need to follow proper business formatting guidelines and use "block letter formatting." Also, include an APA formatted title pageYour business letter needs to be a minimum of 2 pages in length and must include the following:Let MovieFlix know that you have researched the issue and what your conclusions are for their company based on your research.Discuss latest developments surrounding the issue.Describe what the first steps will be in helping them to resolve their issue. Explain why it's important that these be the first steps and what your role will be in helping them to implement these first steps.Because this is a formal business letter, tone and grammar are extremely important. You will need to submit your letter to "Grammarly" which a free service for Rasmussen students, prior to submitting your paper to the drop box. Once you've made all of your suggested grammar corrections, submit your paper to the Drop Box, along with your Grammarly PDF report as a separate attachment. Your goal is to obtain a Grammarly score of 90 - 100%.

Marketing Opportunities Marketers monitor the internal metrics for their products as well as relying on companies that provide metrics and analytics on a constant basis regarding website activity, social media responses in certain demographic groups, and more. In this simulation Assignment, you will access the simulation with survey data and the CSR database of the new company, ASG. Then you will begin to analyze data and determine the marketing opportunities involved for improving brand loyalty regarding your chosen product line. The following Course Outcomes are assessed in this Assignment: MT 450-3: Evaluate a firm's marketing opportunities. PC-3.2: Interact with others in a professional manner using appropriate communication and presentation skills. Address the following checklist items based on the simulation survey results (located below), the CSR database, chapter readings, and Learning Activities: Checklist: Evaluate the marketing opportunities for your selected product line’s children’s and youth products and the customer experience based on the survey data (found in the simulation link below), the ASG CSR database, and readings. Recommend marketing opportunities for improving brand loyalty for each of the products in your previously chosen product line. Determine the brand personality of ASG according to Aaker (1997) (as cited in Kotler & Keller, 2016, p. 163). Determine who influences the consumer buying decision for each of your products in your previously chosen product line and how marketing can improve upon the current influences (use the CSR database). Determine the global marketing opportunities if the majority of suppliers are located in the United States and the entire product line you chose is of increasing interest to consumers in your choice of either the European Union (EU) or Asia (reference Chapter 8).