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Analyze a provided data file for a scenario and write a 2–4 page management report
detailing your findings and recommendations based on the results.
Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly
encouraged to complete them in sequence.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency
in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
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Competency 1: Evaluate the quality and fit of data for use in business analysis.
Analyze data to develop conclusions that address management concerns regarding
campus crime rates.
Competency 2: Analyze business decision opportunities using descriptive statistics.
Analyze ethical considerations in the collection and analysis of descriptive statistics
data to support decision making.
Competency 3: Analyze business decision opportunities using basic inferential
statistics.
Compute a statistical test to determine acceptance or rejection of a null hypothesis.
Analyze a 95 percent confidence interval solution using provided data.
Competency 5: Apply data analysis to general business management planning and
decision making.
Compile findings into a management report with details for recommended actions.
Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with
expectations for members of the business professions.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for
members of the business professions.
Questions to Consider
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below
and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a
member of the business community.
The term inference refers to parameter estimation and hypotheses testing.
Hypothesis testing could be conducted based on the p-value (critical value), or
based on construction of confidence intervals.
Are you confident in making inferences for business decisions based on confidence
interval and p-value (or critical value) approaches?
How would you use the confidence interval approach to make inferences for
business decisions, based on the difference between two population rates?
Do you have a preference between the two approaches for making statistical
decisions to support business strategy? If so, why?
Resources
Required Resources
The following resource contains the data needed to complete the assessment.
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Campus Crime Data.
Suggested Resources
The resources provided here are optional. You may use other resources of your
choice to prepare for this assessment; However, you will need to ensure that they
are appropriate, credible, and valid. They provide helpful information about the
topics in this unit. The MBA-FP6018 – Data Analysis for Business Decisions Library
Guide can help direct your research. The Supplemental Resources and Research
Resources, both linked from the left navigation menu in your courseroom, provide
additional resources to help support you.
The following texts provide instruction in Statistics.
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Bowerman, B., O'Connell, R., & Murphree, E. (2014). Business statistics in practice
(7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill. Available from the bookstore
This analysis cutting tool was designed to provide rapid customized reports for
public inquiries relating to campus crime and fire data.
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U.S. Department of Education. (n.d.). The campus safety and security data analysis
cutting tool [Data files]. Retrieved from http://ope.ed.gov/security/
Additional Resources for Further Exploration
The following text provides instruction for statistical analysis in Microsoft Excel.
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Salkind, N. J. (2016). Excel statistics: A quick guide (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage. Available from the bookstore
The following text provides instruction for SAS one of the most commonly used
statistical analysis tools in business.
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Slaughter, S. J., & Delwiche, L. D. (2010). The little SAS book for Enterprise Guide 4.2.
Cary, NC: SAS Institute. Available from the bookstore
Statistics Tutorials
The following tutorials explore statistical topics related to the assessment.
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StatisticsLectures.com (Producer). (n.d.). Independent samples t-test [Video]
| Transcript. Retrieved from
http://www.statisticslectures.com/topics/independentsamplest/
Additional Statistics Tutorials
This website offers resources that cover many topics in statistics, including
presentations that illustrate how to use software to implement statistical methods.
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StatisticsLectures.com (Producer). (n.d.). Confidence intervals for the difference of
two proportions[Video] | Transcript. Retrieved from
http://www.statisticslectures.com/topics/ciproportions/
StatisticsLectures.com (Producer). (n.d.). Confidence intervals for independent
samples t-test [Video] | Transcript. Retrieved from
http://www.statisticslectures.com/topics/ciindependentsamplest/
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Assessment Instructions
To complete this assessment, use data analysis software and the Campus Crime
Data Excel file, linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading. The
Excel file contains two data sheets:
1.
The Campus Crime Data for Minnesota (2009–2011) page provides actual
data generated by the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security
Data Analysis Cutting Tool.
2. The Campus Crime Data Codebook explains the labels used in the Campus Crime
Data sheet.
Practical Application Scenario
As a result of recent campus safety concerns at Capella University, you have been
engaged by campus security team leaders to gather and analyze data about oncampus crime rates in schools in the state of Minnesota. Crime data from 181
Minnesota campuses has been compiled in the Campus Crime Data file.
Write a management report for campus security team leaders analyzing and
evaluating campus crime data for Minnesota. Include your findings and
recommendations for your clients. In your report, be sure to examine the following:
3.
Identify what crimes were most commonly committed on Minnesota
campuses between 2009 and 2011. Based on the data, would you say the crime
rates decreased or increased from 2009 to 2011?
4. The campus security leaders believe that the total crime rate in public institutions is
more than that in private institutions. They have asked you to test that hypothesis.
Describe your results.
5. Your clients would also like you to develop a 95 percent confidence interval for the
difference in total campus crime rates between public and private institutions in
Minnesota. Report your results.
6. Analyze what ethical issues, if any, should concern you in conducting your research.
Additional Requirements
Compile your work and report in a 2–4 page Word document.
Include whatever relevant tables and graphics you need to support your findings.
Place your tables and graphics within the text and be sure to clearly title them. Your
tables and graphics must be legible and suitable for inclusion in a management
report.
Reference
U.S. Department of Education. (n.d.). The campus safety and security data analysis cutting
tool [Data files]. Retrieved from http://ope.ed.gov/security/
Campus Crime Data for Minnesota (2009–20
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Crime Data for Minnesota (2009–2011)
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American Indian OIC
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Main Campus
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Main Campus
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Staples Main Campus
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Concordia College
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Main Campus
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M State - Wadena Campus
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Minnesota West-Canby Campus
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Minnesota West-Jackson Campus
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100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 900
1101 E. 78th Street, Suite 100
1601 JEFFERSON ST
1845 E. Franklin Ave
1355 W HWY 10
11200 MISSISSIPPI BLVD, NW
300 Spirt River Drive South
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2619 NW 9th Ave.
1900 8TH Ave NW
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965 Alexander Dr SW
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3900 BETHEL DR
3949 BETHEL DR
501 WEST COLLEGE DRIVE
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1995 LUTHER CT
2101 TRINITY RD
121 W SUPERIOR ST
4724 Mike Colalillo Drive
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900 HWY 34 E
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115 South Park Street
311 North Spring Street
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800 West College Avenue
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15251 Pleasant Valley Rd
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2534 East Beltline
1515 E 25TH ST
400 CENTRAL AVE SE
2500 80TH ST E
1851 HWY 169 E
15 S 9TH ST, La Salle Building
2481Como Avenue
1600 GRAND AVE
1920 Lee Boulevard
1225 Third Street SW
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1101 HWY 1E
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950 Blue Gentian Road
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1600 OAK HILLS RD SW
14350 Buck Hill Road
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Rasmussen College - Bloomington
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Rasmussen College- Blaine
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United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
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1501 HWY 71
851 30TH AVE SE
37 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE
1540 Northway Drive
110 2nd Street South #116
720 4TH AVE S
Box 2000
700 TERRACE HTS # 71
2500 Park Avenue South
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NAU-Brooklyn Center
NAU - Minnetonka
Miami Ad School Minneapolis
Minnesota School of Business - Plymouth
PCI Academy
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Main Campus
Edina Center
Empire Beauty School - St. Paul, MN
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Minnesota School of Business - Rochester
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2101 14TH ST
5910 SHINGLE CREEK PKY
225 S. 6th Street
6945 Littlewolf Rd. NW. PO Box 180
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5100 Gamble Dr., 2nd Floor
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IDS Center Ste 51, 80 South 8th St
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3834
Eden Prairie
MN
HIBBING
MN
HIBBING
MN
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
INVER GROVE HEIGHTSMN
GRAND RAPIDS
MN
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
St Paul
MN
ST PAUL
MN
North Mankato
MN
Faribault
MN
MANKATO
MN
Edina
MN
BLAINE
MN
ROCHESTER
MN
ROCHESTER
MN
EAGAN
MN
VIRGINIA
MN
EVELETH
MN
ST PAUL
MN
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
Minneapolis
MN
CROOKSTON
MN
ROSEVILLE
MN
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
Crystal
MN
WOODBURY
MN
ROCHESTER
MN
Duluth
MN
MORRIS
MN
RICHFIELD
MN
ST CLOUD
MN
Moorhead
MN
Glyndon
MN
BROOKLYN PARK
MN
ROSEVILLE
MN
MENDOTA HEIGHTS MN
BLOOMINGTON
MN
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
THIEF RIVER FALLS MN
EAST GRAND FORKS MN
Eagan
MN
ST PAUL
MN
BLOOMINGTON
MN
BEMIDJI
MN
BURNSVILLE
MN
55347
55746
55746
55414
550763224
557443397
55402
551081496
551051801
560031920
550215782
56001
55435
55434
55905
55905
55121
55792
55734
551065000
554550213
55455
56716
551130000
55404
554031779
554283548
55125
559022382
55812
562672132
55423
563014332
56563
56547
55445
551134035
551201004
554314399
554041391
56701
56721
55121
551131598
554311599
566018834
553064578
4
9
4
9
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
1
1
9
2
2
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
6
2
4
3
9
2
1
1
3
9
1
1
4
3
3
4
2
4
4
6
2
2
2
9
Public, 2-year
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Public, 2-year
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Public, 2-year
Public, 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Public, 2-year
Public, 4-year or above
Public, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Public, 2-year
Public, 4-year or above
Public, 4-year or above
Public, 4-year or above
Public, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 2-year
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Public, 4-year or above
Public, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Public, 4-year or above
Public, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Public, 2-year
Private for-profit, 2-year
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
3834
0
693
28
2480
693
787
436
813
1876
1876
7469
7469
1
96
71
571
920
920
3500
25204
25204
1289
130
265
4759
40
7
71
6205
869
561
6
2968
2968
3248
140
400
4494
606
1711
1711
58
1242
396
56
3
PINE CITY
MN
INTERNATIONAL FALLSMN
ROCHESTER
MN
ST JOSEPH
MN
St. Cloud
MN
Waite Park
MN
ST CLOUD
MN
COLLEGEVILLE
MN
WINONA
MN
Minneapolis
MN
NORTHFIELD
MN
ST BONIFACIUS
MN
DULUTH
MN
St. Paul
MN
Brainerd
MN
St. Cloud
MN
Rochester
MN
ST PAUL
MN
Minneapolis
MN
Owatonna
MN
ST PAUL
MN
Bloomington
MN
ST PAUL
MN
Minneapolis
MN
St. Cloud
MN
Brooklyn Park
MN
Eagan
MN
Bloomington
MN
Lake Elmo
MN
Mankato
MN
Blaine
MN
ST PAUL
MN
MARSHALL
MN
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
NEW BRIGHTON
MN
Ely
MN
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
WILLMAR
MN
HUTCHINSON
MN
WINONA
MN
RED WING
MN
WINONA
MN
Rochester
MN
ST PAUL
MN
WHITE BEAR LAKE
MN
ROCHESTER
MN
St Paul
MN
55063
56649
559044999
563742099
563031240
56387
563014498
563212000
559871399
55404
550571098
553759001
558114199
55101
56401
56301
55901
551051096
55403
55060
551022199
55420
55105
55454
563013713
55445
55122
55435
55042
56560
55014
551029808
56258
55405
551122598
55731
554031192
56201
55350
55987
55066
559870838
55314
551053076
55110
55905
551012220
4
4
4
2
4
9
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
8
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
4
2
3
Public, 2-year
Public, 2-year
Public, 2-year
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Public, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Public, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, less-than 2-year
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Public, 2-year
Public, 2-year
Public, 2-year
Public, 4-year or above
Public, 4-year or above
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
404
149
2416
0
2206
0
8359
1961
2129
2129
1407
544
1232
1232
1232
1232
1232
5302
5302
5302
55
12
253
253
1556
1556
1556
1556
1556
1556
1556
2934
2791
114
53
539
924
1961
1961
930
930
3509
3509
515
4835
115
522
RICHFIELD
CLOQUET
BROOKLYN CENTER
Minneapolis
CASS LAKE
Hastings
St. Louis Park
Mahnomen
BLOOMINGTON
BROOKLYN CENTER
Minnetonka
MINNEAPOLIS
PLYMOUTH
New Hope
Eden Prairie
Maplewood
Eagan
Edina
ST PAUL
Waite Park
Shakopee
ROSEVILLE
Mendota Heights
Minnetonka
Rochester
Duluth
Blaine
Eden Prairie
Minneapolis
Moorhead
Spring Lake Park
Elk River
Minneapolis
Rochester
St Louis Park
Worthington
Lakeville
Rochester
Park Rapids
Rochester
Brooklyn Center
Edina
Brooklyn Center
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
55425
557205581
55430
55402
56633
55033
55416
56557
554251536
554302131
553434545
55401
55447
55428
55347
55109
551211696
554355876
551197003
56387
55379
55113
55120
55305
55901
55811
55449
55344
55401
56560
55432
55330
55402
55904
55416
56187
55044
55906
564701551
559014310
554304100
55435
55430
2
4
3
3
4
9
6
5
3
3
3
6
3
9
3
9
9
3
9
3
3
3
6
9
3
9
3
9
6
3
9
3
3
1
9
6
3
9
9
9
3
6
3
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Public, 2-year
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, 2-year
Private nonprofit, 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 2-year
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Public, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, less-than 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
Private for-profit, 2-year
Private for-profit, 4-year or above
68
1049
138
9473
85
4
78
22
153
222
222
23
115
1
459
3
61
274
7
194
62
29
531
6
146
1
195
0
324
67
2
120
118
85
32
1
97
8
0
1
66
124
73
women_total total MURD9 NEG_M9 FORCIB9 NONFOR9 ROBBE9 AGG_A9 BURGLA9 VEHIC9
37851 48982
55
191
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1352 2770
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
137
161
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1517 2389
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5674 9234
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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5674 9234
0
0
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0
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0
0
0
2303 3906
0
0
1
0
1
0
14
3
2303 3906
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1965 3720
0
0
0
0
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0
4
2
1965 3720
0
0
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0
0
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1965 3720
0
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962 1371
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2927 5368
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0
336
612
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0
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2743 4364
0
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1
2
5
265
673
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
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2540 4406
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2540 4406
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1054 2018
0
0
4
0
0
0
21
0
1727 2772
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
1
1862 2961
0
0
3
0
0
0
7
0
1450 3776
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
390
777
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2941 5221
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
39
0
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0
0
0
0
0
266
329
0
0
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0
0
4152 6950
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
4152 6950
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
4152 6950
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
4152 6950
0
0
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0
0
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1027 1448
0
0
0
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1892 3364
0
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1892 3364
0
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1892 3364
0
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1892 3364
0
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1892 3364
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1892 3364
0
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1892 3364
0
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1892 3364
1435 2519
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
2977 4855
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
51
98
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2911 6745
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2911
33
793
472
3626
593
1017
370
1192
2207
2207
8240
8240
134
96
209
1572
689
689
4670
27353
27353
1364
243
402
5432
335
229
89
5601
1063
1086
125
4276
4276
4184
422
241
5448
778
2247
2247
8
1826
463
70
113
6745
33
1486
500
6106
1286
1804
806
2005
4083
4083
15709
15709
135
192
280
2143
1609
1609
8170
52557
52557
2653
373
667
10191
375
236
160
11806
1932
1647
131
7244
7244
7432
562
641
9942
1384
3958
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66
3068
859
126
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1270 2319
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Campus Crime Data Codebook
Variables in Creation Order
#
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2
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Variable
UNITID_P
INSTNM
BRANCH
Address
City
State
Zip
sector_cd
sector_desc
men_total
women_total
Total
MURD9
NEG_M9
FORCIB9
NONFOR9
ROBBE9
AGG_A9
BURGLA9
VEHIC9
ARSON9
MURD10
NEG_M10
FORCIB10
NONFOR10
ROBBE10
AGG_A10
BURGLA10
VEHIC10
ARSON10
MURD11
NEG_M11
FORCIB11
NONFOR11
ROBBE11
AGG_A11
BURGLA11
VEHIC11
ARSON11
FILTER09
FILTER10
FILTER11
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93
78
152
28
2
14
8
36
8
8
8
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Format
$93.00
$78.00
$152.00
$28.00
$2.00
$14.00
$36.00
Informat
Label
Unitid_plus
$93.00 Institution Name
$78.00 Branch Name
$152.00
$28.00
$2.00
$14.00
$36.00
Total Men
Total Women
Grand Total
Murder 2009
Negligent Manslaughter 2009
Forcible Sex Offense 2009
Nonforcible Sex Offense 2009
Robbery 2009
Aggravated Assault 2009
Burglary 2009
Motor Vehicle Theft 2009
Arson 2009
Murder 2010
Negligent Manslaughter 2010
Forcible Sex Offense 2010
Nonforcible Sex Offense 2010
Robbery 2010
Aggravated Assault 2010
Burglary 2010
Motor Vehicle Theft 2010
Arson 2010
Murder 2011
Negligent Manslaughter 2011
Forcible Sex Offense 2011
Nonforcible Sex Offense 2011
Robbery 2011
Aggravated Assault 2011
Burglary 2011
Motor Vehicle Theft 2011
Arson 2011
Data_year = 2009 (FILTER)
Data_year = 2010 (FILTER)
Data_year = 2011 (FILTER)
Running head: DATA ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Data Analysis and Management
Saranya Venkatesh
Capella University
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1
DATA ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
2
Case Study
SmileCasa, a brand selling a wide range of goods, sells its products online and in
department stores. The various products sold (segregated into categories) by SmileCasa over
the past three months are—apparel, kitchen items, home appliances, food items, stationery,
accessories, footwear, auto parts, electronics, and decorative items. The owner of SmileCasa
has engaged James, a researcher, to analyze how the changing market conditions are affecting
the company. Information about the number of units sold for various products over the past
three months has been provided in the Store Sales Data file. To conduct his research, James
should make use of the sales data of the store (see Appendix, for the scenario). The file
contains the data of 100 products sold by the company online and in department stores over
the past three months. The owner needs a management report comprising the findings and
recommendations on the sales of the company’s products. James can use descriptive statistics
and the independent samples t-test to do his analysis.
Descriptive Statistics used for Store Sales Data
Descriptive statistics generally characterizes or describes data by graphically
displaying the information or describing central tendencies. James can use descriptive
statistics to identify the most commonly sold products in the company and inform the owner
whether sales in general have decreased or increased over the past three months in the online
store and in department stores. Table 1 lists the products sold by SmileCasa over the past
three months.
Table 1
Various Items Sold Over the Past Three Months
Types of products
Number of products sold over the past three
months
First month
Second month
Third month
Total
products sold
in three
months
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Apparel
Kitchen items
Home Appliances
Food items
Stationery
Accessories
Footwear
Auto parts
Electronics
Decorative items
Total
3,575
3,565
5,348
3,460
3,754
3,543
3,679
4,729
3,647
5,350
40,650
3
4,796
4,878
4,601
4,684
4,576
4,582
4,944
3,540
4,637
5,694
46,932
5,451
5,368
3,578
5,585
5,644
5,176
5,511
4,479
5,427
3,497
49,716
13,822
13,811
13,527
13,729
13,974
13,301
14,134
12,748
13,711
14,541
137,298
As per the data presented in Table 1, it can be inferred that 137,298 products have
Comment [JK1]: Very good with the
determination and presentation of the
common products sold over the 3 months. A
graphical presentation could be valuation to
depict trend.
been sold in total over the past three months by SmileCasa. The products in the category
decorative items have witnessed maximum sales, accounting for n = 14,541 of all products.
Even though the sales of decorative items have come down from 5,350 in the first month to
3,497 in the third month, it is still the category with the most number of sales of products
over the duration of the three months, followed by footwear (n = 14,134) and stationery (n =
13,974).
The results indicate that overall there has been a substantial increase in the products
sold by SmileCasa over the past three months. Home appliances and auto parts, however,
have not seen any increase—in fact; there have been fluctuations in the sales of auto parts.
Table 2 provides the summary of the total product sales statistics in various department stores
Comment [JK2]: Good with the detail
discussion of trend.
and the online store over the past three months.
Table 2
Summary of the Total Product Sales Statistics in Various Department Stores and the Online
Store Over the Past Three Months
Store type
N
Mean
Department
48
1382.31
Median Minimum Maximum
1379.5
1201
1547
Sum
66,351
Standard
deviation
81.594
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Online
52
1364.37
1359
1075
1588
70,947
86.067
Total
100
1372.98
1362.5
1075
1588
137,298
84.011
Comment [JK3]: Good with the 3 month
cumulative presentation of the sales of the
two store types.
Results derived from Table 2 show that a total of 66,351 products were sold from
department stores and 70,947 products were sold online. On an average, approximately 1382
(mean=1382.31) products were sold from the department stores and 1364 (mean=1364.37)
products were sold online. The total number of products sold online is more than the total
number of products sold from department stores. This can be because of the stronger online
presence of SmileCasa when compared to its department stores. James can conduct
hypothesis testing by using the sales data to check whether the total sales in the department
stores are more than that in the online store.
Statistical Hypothesis Testing
A theory based on insufficient evidence that requires further testing is termed a
hypothesis. A hypothesis can usually be proven true or false after further testing or
experimentation. A hypothesis test examines two opposing hypotheses about a population—
the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis (Loftus, 2010).
In this scenario, the null hypothesis, H0, is as follows: the number of products sold in
department stores (μ1) is less than or equal to the number of products sold online (μ2).
The alternative hypothesis, H1, is as follows: the number of products sold in
department stores (μ1) is more than the number of products sold online (μ2).
After making the choice of hypothesis, the alpha (α) level is chosen. Generally, the
significance level is set at 5% or 1%. A 95% confidence interval indicates a 5% level of
significance. Thus, a one-tailed t-test is conducted with the level of significance at 5%.
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Comment [JK4]: Good with the
determination of the hypotheses statement
How about the mathematical expression of
the hypotheses?
DATA ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
5
After selecting the alpha level at 5%, James can conduct an independent samples ttest. The test statistic compares the means of two independent groups to determine whether
there is statistical evidence that the associated population means are significantly different.
James can use this test to assess the difference in the number of products sold in the
department stores and the number of products sold online, as shown in Table 3. He can obtain
the results of the t-test by using software called Excel-MegaStat.
Comment [JK5]: You are the one
performing the analyses and reporting resul
to support recommendations.
Table 3
Independent Groups (t-test, unequal variance)
Hypothesis Test: Independent Groups (t-test, unequal variance)
Department
1,382.31
81.59
48
Online
1,364.37
86.07
52
mean
std. dev.
n
98
17.947
16.768
0
1.07
.1436
-15.332
51.226
33.279
df
difference (Department - Online)
standard error of difference
hypothesized difference
t
p-value (one-tailed)
confidence interval 95.% lower
confidence interval 95.% upper
margin of error
From the Table given above, it can be inferred that the p-value 0.1436 is greater than 0.05.
Hence, at 5% level of significance, James has not been able to reject the null hypothesis.
Thus, he can conclude that with 5% confidence there is not enough evidence to suggest that
the number of products sold from the department stores of SmileCasa are more than those
sold online.
After the process of hypothesis testing, James can calculate confidence intervals. The
confidence intervals give a range of plausible values for some unknown value based on
results from a sample. Point estimation is an estimate of the population parameter that gives a
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Comment [JK6]: Has to be 95% confidenc
not 5%....
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particular value, while interval estimation gives a range of values that generally contain the
population parameter, which is called confidence interval (Martini, D., & Martini, F. D.,
2013). Table 4 shows the calculated values for testing and constructing the 95% confidence
interval. The output is generated from Excel-MegaStat.
Table 4
Independent Samples Test
T-test for equality of means
T
df
Sig. (1-tailed)
Mean
Std. error
95% confidence
difference
difference
interval of the
difference
Equal
1.07
98
0.1436
17.947
16.768
Lower
Upper
-15.332
51.226
variances
not
assumed
James has obtained the results presented above using Table 3 output. The products
sold in the various stores of SmileCasa over the past three months have resulted in a
difference of 17.947 between department stores and the online store. From the analysis of
results obtained from Excel-MegaStat software, the 95% confidence interval is -15.332 and
51.226.
Ethical issues in the Collection and Analysis of Descriptive Statistics
Ethics in statistics are important during data representation. Numbers do not lie but
their representation and interpretation can be misleading. The test of hypothesis shows that
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Comment [JK7]: What does the 95%CI tel
you about the difference? Is the difference
significance? Discuss and compare with
conclusion from Scenario 2?
Comment [JK8]: What specific, ethical
concerns that you see with the data collectio
analyses and reporting?
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there is not much difference in the sales of the products. Since the confidence interval
includes the number 0, it indicates that the results are not statistically significant. The nonsignificance is attributed to the wide variation of sales among the various stores.
Comment [JK9]: How is this an ethical
issue? This information might have been
better placed in the section above.
As a researcher, it is James’s responsibility to provide an accurate and complete
picture that has been obtained from descriptive statistics without hiding any details or
manipulating the data values in the descriptive analysis. Ethics in statistics are crucial as they
give the right direction to research so that it is objective and demonstrates the truth.
Findings and Recommendations for the Management of SmileCasa
From the analysis of the results obtained, the data show that the product category
named decorative items has the maximum sales, but the sales have fallen over the past three
months. There may be various reasons for this decrease in the sales. One reason may be that
the decorative items bought online were not delivered in proper condition or within the
mentioned time. The sales of auto parts have also undergone fluctuations in the past three
months. The sales have decreased considerably in the second month. Though the sales have
increased in the third month, it has not reached the sales figure of the first month. This might
be because of the unavailability of the desired products, which could have resulted in the
fluctuation of the sales of auto parts.
From the scenario, it is evident that the owner of SmileCasa believes that the total
sales in the department stores are more than that in the online store, but James has proved
from his analysis that the owner’s belief is wrong. However, James can recommend to the
owner of SmileCasa to employ domain specialists, in the department stores, who are adept at
selling and marketing specific products. With the help of these experts, the department store
can achieve efficiency in its functioning. This might attract more customers and improve the
sales of products in the department stores.
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Comment [JK10]: Good in general with th
detail summary discussion.
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Conclusion
The various measures of central tendency and the hypothesis testing mentioned above
provide insight about the sales data of the store. From the provided Store Sales Data file,
James has identified the most commonly sold products in SmileCasa by using descriptive
statistics. He has also analyzed the data by using the relevant test statistic and has proved that
the belief of SmileCasa’s owner is wrong. The sales data show that the department stores are
less in number and the sales of products are also less. If the owner implements the
recommendations made by James and appoints domain specialists in the department stores,
SmileCasa can enhance its reputation and increase the sales of products in its department
stores.
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Loftus, G. (2010). Null hypothesis. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of research
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Appendix
SmileCasa, a brand selling a wide range of goods, sells its products online and in department
stores. The owner of SmileCasa has engaged James to analyze the data about the sales figures
of his company due to changing market conditions. The owner does this as a part of routine
analysis to improve the functioning of the company. The number of units sold for various
products over the past three months has been compiled in the Store Sales Data file. Write a
management report to the owner analyzing and evaluating the sales data. James’ findings and
recommendations must be included in the report.
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