a) What was the mean U.S. sales (in thousand dollars) per store for the 47 restaurant chains? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) $  thousand (b) What are the first and third quartiles (in thousand dollars)? first quartile$  thousandthird quartile$  thousand What is your interpretation of the quartiles?  ---Select--- Zero Twenty-five Seventy-five One hundred percent of the restaurants have an average sales per unit less than or equal to the first quartile and  ---Select--- zero twenty-five seventy-five one hundred percent of the restaurants have an average sales per unit greater than or equal to the third quartile. (c) Show a boxplot for the level of sales. The box-and-whisker plot has a horizontal axis numbered from 0 to 3500. The box-and-whisker is also horizontal. The left whisker is approximately 207, the left edge of the box is approximately 879, the line inside the box is approximately 1103, the right edge of the box is approximately 1700, and the right whisker is approximately 3158.   The box-and-whisker plot has a horizontal axis numbered from 0 to 3500. The box-and-whisker is also horizontal. The left whisker is approximately 0, the left edge of the box is approximately 679, the line inside the box is approximately 1103, the right edge of the box is approximately 1700, and the right whisker is approximately 2600. There is one outlier located at 3158.   The box-and-whisker plot has a horizontal axis numbered from 0 to 3500. The box-and-whisker is also horizontal. The left whisker is approximately 207, the left edge of the box is approximately 879, the line inside the box is approximately 1103, the right edge of the box is approximately 1700, and the right whisker is approximately 2600. There is one outlier located at 3158.   The box-and-whisker plot has a horizontal axis numbered from 0 to 3500. The box-and-whisker is also horizontal. The left whisker is approximately 207, the left edge of the box is approximately 879, the line inside the box is approximately 1103, the right edge of the box is approximately 1700, and the right whisker is approximately 1700. There is one outlier located at 3158. Are there are any outliers in terms of sales that would skew the results? YesNo

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The data contained in the file FoodIndustry show the company/chain name, the average sales per store ($1,000s), and the food segment industry for 47 restaurant chains.†
Company Segment 2012 U.S.
Average
Sales per
Store
($1,000s)
Arby's Sandwich 993
Baskin-Robbins Snacks 207
Bojangles' Chicken 1,718
Boston Market Chicken 1,184
Burger King Burger 1,195
Carl's Jr. Burger 1,470
Checkers/Rally's Burger 903
Chick-fil-A Chicken 3,158
Chipotle Mexican
Grill
Mexican 2,113
Church's Chicken Chicken 707
CiCi's Pizza Pizza/Pasta 915
Culver's Burger 1,838
Dairy Queen Burger 545
Del Taco Mexican 1,100
Domino's Pizza Pizza/Pasta 710
Dunkin' Donuts Snacks 857
El Pollo Loco Chicken 1,475
Five Guys
Burgers & Fries
Burger 1,049
Hardee's Burger 1,145
In-N-Out Burger Burger 1,935
Jack in the Box Burger 1,379
Jamba Juice Snacks 715
Jason's Deli Sandwich 2,556
Jimmy John's Sandwich 879
 
Company Segment 2012 U.S.
Average
Sales per
Store
($1,000s)
KFC Chicken 957
Krispy Kreme Snacks 2,428
Little Caesars Pizza/Pasta 465
McDonald's Burger 2,600
Moe's Southwest
Grill
Mexican 1,103
Panera Bread Sandwich 2,427
Papa John's Pizza/Pasta 829
Papa Murphy's Pizza/Pasta 575
Pizza Hut Pizza/Pasta 883
Popeyes Louisiana
Kitchen
Chicken 1,242
Qdoba Mexican
Grill
Mexican 966
Quiznos Sandwich 345
Sonic Drive-In Burger 1,074
Starbucks Snacks 1,223
Steak 'n Shake Burger 1,700
Subway Sandwich 481
Taco Bell Mexican 1,363
Tim Hortons Snacks 1,095
Wendy's Burger 1,484
Whataburger Burger 1,996
White Castle Burger 1,284
Wingstop Chicken 902
Zaxby's Chicken 1,766
(a)
What was the mean U.S. sales (in thousand dollars) per store for the 47 restaurant chains? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
$  thousand
(b)
What are the first and third quartiles (in thousand dollars)?
first quartile$  thousandthird quartile$  thousand
What is your interpretation of the quartiles?
 ---Select--- Zero Twenty-five Seventy-five One hundred percent of the restaurants have an average sales per unit less than or equal to the first quartile and  ---Select--- zero twenty-five seventy-five one hundred percent of the restaurants have an average sales per unit greater than or equal to the third quartile.
(c)
Show a boxplot for the level of sales.
The box-and-whisker plot has a horizontal axis numbered from 0 to 3500. The box-and-whisker is also horizontal. The left whisker is approximately 207, the left edge of the box is approximately 879, the line inside the box is approximately 1103, the right edge of the box is approximately 1700, and the right whisker is approximately 3158.
 
The box-and-whisker plot has a horizontal axis numbered from 0 to 3500. The box-and-whisker is also horizontal. The left whisker is approximately 0, the left edge of the box is approximately 679, the line inside the box is approximately 1103, the right edge of the box is approximately 1700, and the right whisker is approximately 2600. There is one outlier located at 3158.
 
The box-and-whisker plot has a horizontal axis numbered from 0 to 3500. The box-and-whisker is also horizontal. The left whisker is approximately 207, the left edge of the box is approximately 879, the line inside the box is approximately 1103, the right edge of the box is approximately 1700, and the right whisker is approximately 2600. There is one outlier located at 3158.
 
The box-and-whisker plot has a horizontal axis numbered from 0 to 3500. The box-and-whisker is also horizontal. The left whisker is approximately 207, the left edge of the box is approximately 879, the line inside the box is approximately 1103, the right edge of the box is approximately 1700, and the right whisker is approximately 1700. There is one outlier located at 3158.
Are there are any outliers in terms of sales that would skew the results?
YesNo    
(d)
Develop a frequency distribution showing the average sales (in thousand dollars) per store for each segment. (Round your answers to the nearest thousand dollars.)
Segment Average Sales
per unit
($1,000s)
Burger $  thousand
Chicken $  thousand
Mexican $  thousand
Pizza/Pasta $  thousand
Sandwich $  thousand
Snacks $  thousand
Comment on the results obtained.
The segment with lowest average sales per unit is  ---Select--- Burger Chicken Mexican Pizza/Pasta Sandwich Snacks .
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