Business Statistics: A First Course (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780135177785
Author: David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat, David F. Stephan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.91CRP
The owner of a restaurant that serves Continental-style entrées has the business objective of learning more about the patterns of patron demand during the Friday-to-Sunday weekend time period. Data were collected from 630 customers on the type of entrée ordered and were organized in the following table (and stored in ENMTREE):
- Construct a percentage summary table for the types of entrées ordered.
- Construct a bar chart, a pie chart, doughnut chart, and a Pareto chart for the types of entrées ordered.
- Do you prefer using a Pareto Chart or a pie Chart for these data? Why?
- What conclusions can the restaurant owner reach concerning demand for different types of entrées?
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