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Week13
1. WorkthroughProblem44onp.622ofSharpe.(Thisrequiresfirstdownloadingthedata
entitledDemographicsfromtheMyStatLabExceldatasetsfile,availableintheTutorial
QuestionsandInformationfolderonMoodle)
2. WorkthroughProblem22onp.664665ofSharpe.
3. SupposethatyouareadvisingtheCEOofalargebankbasedinSydneyinregardtorollingouta
newfinancialservicesdeliverychannel.TheCEOwantstoknowwhichofthebanksexisting
customersegmentsarelikelytobemostinterestedinthenewdeliverychannel,andwhich
aspectsofthenewdeliverychannelarelikelytobemostimportanttocustomers.Heasksyou
foradviceabouthowtousethevasttrovesofhistoricaltransactionleveldatathatthebank
possessesinordertoanswerthesequestions.Thesehistoricaldatacapturethetimeandvalue
ofeverytransactionmadebythebankscustomersviaeveryexistingchanneloverthepastten
years,andincludedemographicdataaboutthecustomermakingthetransaction.Sketchthe
approachyoumightapplytothisproblemandtheadviceyouwouldgivetheCEO.