The Vintage Restaurant, on Captiva Island near Fort Myers, Florida, is owned and operated by Karen Payne.  The restaurant just completed its third year of operation. Since opening her restaurant, Karen has sought to establish a reputation for the Vintage as a high-quality dining establishment that specializes in fresh seafood.  Through the efforts of Karen and her staff, her restaurant has become one of the best and fastest growing restaurants on the island. To better plan for future growth of the restaurant, Karen needs to develop a system that will enable her to forecast food and beverage sales by month for up to one year in advance.  The table below  shows the value of food and beverage sales ($1000s) for the first three years of operation. Independent variable:

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The Vintage Restaurant, on Captiva Island near Fort Myers, Florida, is owned and operated by Karen Payne.  The restaurant just completed its third year of operation. Since opening her restaurant, Karen has sought to establish a reputation for the Vintage as a high-quality dining establishment that specializes in fresh seafood.  Through the efforts of Karen and her staff, her restaurant has become one of the best and fastest growing restaurants on the island.

To better plan for future growth of the restaurant, Karen needs to develop a system that will enable her to forecast food and beverage sales by month for up to one year in advance.  The table below  shows the value of food and beverage sales ($1000s) for the first three years of operation.

  1. Independent variable: 
  1. What is the variable: ___________________________________________
  2. How it is measured, i.e. what units or categories are used (e.g., revenue measured in “dollars”; height measured as “short, average, tall”) _______________________________
  3. Level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio): ________________________________________
TABLE 17.25 Food and Beverage Sales for the Vintage Restaurant ($1000s)
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
First Year
242
235
232
178
184
140
145
152
110
130
152
206
Second Year
263
238
247
193
193
149
157
161
122
130
167
230
Third Year
282
255
265
205
210
160
166
174
126
148
173
235
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 17.25 Food and Beverage Sales for the Vintage Restaurant ($1000s) Month January February March April May June July August September October November December First Year 242 235 232 178 184 140 145 152 110 130 152 206 Second Year 263 238 247 193 193 149 157 161 122 130 167 230 Third Year 282 255 265 205 210 160 166 174 126 148 173 235
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