MATH 108X - Charts & Graphs Case Study

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The goal of this project is to practice making and interpreting charts and
graphs.
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Step #1 Scroll to column U and read Craig's Background Story. Craig's Background Story
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Step #2 Type in the remaining U.S Cencus Bureau d ata and recreate a more
appropriate bar chart th an th e one given to su mmarize that data. #2 Final page of printouts that Craig was given. The highlighted data on this page needs to be typed into the table to the left. In this week's introductory video, you saw Craig at his internship at the headquarters of a sporting
goods s tore chain. Craig was given the assignment by his boss to make some charts and graphs of his
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team's data. These will help the team make an informed decision at their next meeting. (Note: your
Use th e p rinto ut fr om the
Elementary Students 28,618 151,209 25,798 74,126 next class period will role play this "next meeting" and your work on this file will help your class make Direct Deposit
U.S. Ce nsus Bu rea u
Step #3 Create an app rop riate chart or grap h th at s ummarizes th e comp any's ( show n to t he righ t) to an informed decision.)
average ann ual s ales by age grou p category. Middle School Students 30,997 155,481 26,130 76,583 Debit Card
e nter in th e data in th is
High School Students 26,556 164,279 19,645 76,014 colu mn.
To rewatch the introductory video, click here.
College Students 30,656 240,341 53,443 67,451
C heck Craig's n umerical summaries for accuracy and compute all remain in g
For this Case Study, consider yourself Craig's partner with the same assignment he was given. Craig
Step #4 has already started to type in data for the project. Now it is your job to help him finish, correct any
n umerical summaries in ord er to produ ce a graph depictin g if th ere is a U. S Cen cu s Bu reau D ata
relations hip b etw een mistakes, and appropriately summarize the data with charts and graphs.
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d is tance from the n earest ath letic stad iu m. 200,
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American Community Survey data here. checked it for accuracy. He has also computed some numerical summaries of the data. However, he hasn't double
accu racy. der gr adu ate colle ge 150, 000
graph. stu den ts To tal S ales fo r S tor e 2
checked his numerical summaries for accuracy and isn't sure if he did all of his calculations correctly.
pr eviously. 100, 000
Gra des 9 thr oug h 12
B e su re to check h is wo rk 50,
for000 Finally, Craig tried to make a bar chart that summarizes some of the information, but he hasn't been able to figure out
accur acy. how to get proper labels on it. He also isn't sure what types of charts and graphs to make for the remaining data.
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Step #6 D enve r S an Di eg o Se a ttl e Sa lt Lak e Ci ty
W hat he needs help with. ..
El em e nta ry S tude nts Mi ddle School S tude nts Hi gh S chool S tude nts Col le ge S tude nts

Write a p lan or s cript for what you would say du ring the n ext comp any Help Craig finis h typing in the remaining data and make appropriate charts and graphs of the data by
meetin g w hen p resenting these charts and graphs an d numerical completing Steps #2 through #5. Then, help Craig prepare for the next business meeting by writing a
summaries to C raig's Team.
description (Step #6) of what you would say about your charts and graphs to Craig's team. You will
Your comments shou ld b e of p rofess ion al presen tation q uality.Provide
con clus ion s from the data and graphics for each of p arts #2 through #5.
#3 Current Annual Sales by Age Group Annual Sales
A nnual Sales
use this description in your next class period.
On e paragrap h per section. Elementary Students $ 85,204
Middle School Students $ 115,229
El em enta ry S tude nts
5%7%
High School Students $ 955,820 26% Middle S chool S tudents
Insert chart or graph of Annual Sales for each Age Group here.
Hig h Sc hool S tude nts
Remember...
From the American Community Survey chart, we can see that the College Students $ 402,517 Coll eg e S tude nts
school enrollment in San Diego is the highest, and Denver is the Boxes with red triangles in them contain "Hints" which you can read by hovering your mous e over
lowest. Then, the Annual Sales by Age Group chart shows the
high school students' group is the highest, and the elementary These values s how the breakdown of the annual sales from last year 6 1% them.
Cr aig ca lcu la ted th e st and ard
students' group is the lowest. Meanwhile, the follow ing chart (Year 5) according to age group category.
dev iat io n of the 5 ye ars of C omp ute th e avera ge of th e 2 y ears of
tells us that store 2 has the shortest distance from S tadium, and Tot al S ale s for S tor e 1 Cr aig calcu la ted th e aver age
sales fo r Sto re 6.
also it has the highest average annual sales in all of the six stores. pr eviously. of th e 4 y ears of Tot al Sa le s
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for S tor e 2 p rev iou sly. C ompu th th
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has the best deals in August, but it has the lowest sales in B e su re to check h is wo rk for
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January. Therefore, the company can use these chart data to accur acy.
for accu racy.
C ompu te th e sta nd ard
Com pu te the ave rag e o f t he 2
make a new goal in the future.
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de via tio n of th e 3 ye ars of
Store 1 Sales Store 2 Sales Store 3 Sales Store 4 Sales Store 5 Sales Storefo
sales 6 Sales
ryears
Sto reof4.sale s for S tor e 5.

Year 1 Total Sales $ 217,129

Year 2 Total Sales
Year 3 Total Sales
Year 4 Total Sales
Year 5 Total Sales
Use th e aver ages you com put ed
Average Total Sales $
a bov e t o fill in th ese va lu es.
$ 257,281
$ 232,019
$ 238,271
$ 221,061
233,152
$ 312,409 $ 185,163
C omp ute th e st and ard
Co mpu te the ave rag e o f t he 4
$ 308,782 $ 192,598 $ 279,420 de via tion of th e 4 y ears of
years of sales for S tor e 3.
sales fo r Sto re 3.
$ 304,242 $ 240,355 $ 281,793 $ 181,091 $ 241,258 Co mpu te th e sta nd ard
dev iat io n of the 2 ye ars of
$ 280,690 $ 283,143 $ 279,280 $ 247,569 $ 247,027 sales fo r S tor e 5.
$ 301,531 $ 225,315 $ 280,164 $ 214,330 $ 244,143

T hey mu st b e rety ped h ere in a

Standard Deviation of Total Sales $ 15,911 $ 14,290 $ 45,654 $ 1,412 $ 47,007 $ 4,079
v ertical fo rma t in or der t o
p ro per ly mak e t he req uest ed
g rap h of th e d ata . Current Stores Distance from Stadium Average Annual Sales
Aver age Annual Sales of each store
Store 1 3.8 233,152 35 0 ,0 0 0
3 0 1,53 1
Store 2 1.4 301,531 30 0 ,0 0 0 2 80,1 6 4

2 4 4, 143
Store 3 4.3 225,315 Average Annual Sales
25 0 ,0 0 0 2 3 3, 152 2 25 ,31 5
21 4, 33 0
Insert a c hart or gra ph that could illustrate a relationship betwe en
Store 4 2.2 280,164 20 0 ,0 0 0

Store 5 3.6 214,330

15 0 ,0 0 0 the Average Annual Sales for eac h store and
Store 6 3.5 244,143 the Distance of the store from the Nearest Sta dum here .
10 0 ,0 0 0

5 0 ,0 0 0

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1 .0 1.5 2 .0 2 .5 3 .0 3. 5 4. 0 4 .5
Avera ge Annual S al es D is tance from S tadium
Li nea r ( Ave rag e Annual Sa les)

#5 Current Stores Month Number Average Monthly Sales

Month ly Overall Av erage

January 1 54,345
180,000 168,158
February 2 67,321 160,000
156,213
133,153 135,859
140,000 126, 231
March 3 86,911
A VER AGE m ON T HLY sAL ES

120,000 105, 222 110, 315

4 93,628
April 105,222 100,000 86,911 80,636
80,000 Insert a c hart of M onthly Overa ll Average Sa les a gainst
67,321
May 5 110,315 60,000 54, 345
the M onth of the Y ear here .
40,000
June 6 133,153 20,000

July 7 156,213 -
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ary Apri May June July ust
August 8 168,158 Janu
ruar Mar Aug emb Oc
tobe emb mbe
Feb Nov Dece
Sept
September 9 135,859 M onth
October 10 93,628
November 11 80,636
December 12 126,231

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MATH 108X - Craig's Report Case Study 0 Total Errors Note, this "How Did I Do" page does not check your charts and
graphs for correctness.
The goal of this project is to practice making and interpreting charts and graphs.
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#1
Step #1 Scroll to column U and read Craig's Background Story. Craig's Background Story

Step #2 Type in the remaining U.S Cencus Bureau d ata and recreate a more app rop riate
bar chart than th e one given to su mmarize that data. #2 Final page of printouts that Craig was given. The highlighted data on this page needs to be typed into the table to the left. In this week's introductory video, you saw Craig at his internship at the headquarters of a sporting
goods store chain. Craig was given the assignment by his boss to make s ome charts and graphs of his
2015 American Community Survey Denver San Diego Seattle Salt Lake City
Gr ade s 1 th rou gh 4 Use the pr in tou t from th e U.S . team's data. These will help the team make an informed decision at their next meeting. (Note: your
Elementary Students 28,618 151,209 25,798 Correct C ensu s B ur eau (sh ow n to th e next class period will role play this "next meeting" and your work on this file will help your class make
Gr ade s 5 th rou gh 8 righ t) to e nte r in th e dat a in th is
Step #3 Create an app rop riate chart or grap h th at s ummarizes th e comp any's average an informed decision.)
annu al sales b y age group category. Middle School Students 30,997 155,481 26,130 Correct colum n.
Gr ade s 9 th rou gh 1 2
High School Students 26,556 164,279 19,645 Correct To watch the introductory video, click here.
Un der gr adu ate colle ge
College Students stu den ts 30,656 240,341 53,443 Correct
Check C raig's numerical su mmaries for accuracy and compu te all remain ing The correct graph should look like this, but without the "Hidden Content."
For this Case Study, consider yourself Craig's partner with the same assignment he was given. Craig
Step #4 has already started to type in data for the project. Now it is your job to help him finish and
numerical su mmaries in order to p rod uce a graph depictin g if th ere is a
relation ship between appropriately summarize the data with charts and graphs.
Content Hidden
the average ann ual s ales of each s tore an d the store's d is tance from the W hat he did alrea dy...
nearest athletic stad iu m.
Craig has entered in most of the data from the pages upon pages of printouts that his boss gave him and has double
Step #5 Create an app rop riate chart or grap h (click to review when to u se each graph ) Content Hidden checked it for accuracy. He has also computed some numerical summaries of the data. However, he hasn't double
that s ummarizes th e company's average mon thly sales by mon th of the year. Content Hidden
Content Hidden checked his numerical summaries for accuracy and isn't sure if he did all of his calculations correctly.
Finally, Craig tried to make a bar chart that summarizes some of the information, but he hasn't been able to figure out
how to get proper labels on it. He also isn' t sure what types of graphics to make for the remaining data.
Step #6 Write a p lan or s cript for what you would say du ring the n ext comp any meetin g
when pres en tin g th es e ch arts and graph s and numerical s ummaries to C raig's
Team. W hat he needs help with...
Help Craig finish typing in the remaining data and make appropriate graphical summaries of the data
Your instructor will grade
for eachyour written
Your comments shou ld b e of p rofess ion al presen tation q uality.Provide
con clus ion s from the data and graphics of p arts #2 through #5. One by completing Steps #2 through #5. Then, help Craig prepare for the next business meeting by
response.
paragrap h p er section.
writing a description (Step #6) of what you would say about your charts and graphs to Craig's team.
#3 Current Annual Sales by Age Group Annual Sales
Elementary Students $ 85,204
Middle School Students $ 115,229
Remember...
High School Students $ 955,820 Be s ure you have made a well labelled chart or graph show ing the breakdown of
A nnual Sales according to each age group.
College Students $ 402,517 Boxes with red triangles in them contain "Hints" which you can read by hovering your mouse over
them.
Thes e values show the breakdown of the annual sales from las t year
(Year 5) according to age group category.

#4 Store 1 Sales Store 2 Sales Store 3 Sales Store 4 Sales Store 5 Sales Store 6 Sales

Year 1 Total Sales $ 217,129

Year 2 Total Sales
Year 3 Total Sales
Year 4 Total Sales
Year 5 Total Sales
Average Total Sales
$ 257,281 $ 312,409 $ 185,163
$ 232,019 $ 308,782 $ 192,598 $ 279,420
$ 238,271 $ 304,242 $ 240,355 $ 281,793 $ 181,091 $ 241,258
$ 221,061 $ 280,690 $ 283,143 $ 279,280 $ 247,569 $ 247,027
Correct Correct Correct Correct Correct Correct

Standard Deviation of Total Sales

Correct Correct Correct Correct Correct Correct

Current Stores Distance from Stadium Average Annual Sales

Use th e a vera ges you comp ut ed abo ve
Store 1 3.8 Correct t o f ill in the se va lu es. Th ey must be
r etyp ed he re in a ve rtical for mat in
Store 2 1.4 Correct o rde r to pro per ly ma ke the re qu est ed
g rap h of the d ata.
Store 3 4.3 Correct
Store 4 2.2 Correct
Ensure you have a graph of Average Annual Sales for each store aga inst
Store 5 3.6 Correct the Distanc e that the store is from the nearest Stadum.
Store 6 3.5 Correct

#5 Current Stores Month Number Average Monthly Sales

January 1 54,345
February 2 67,321
March 3 86,911
April 4 105,222 Ensure you have a chart of M onthly Overa ll A verage Sales againts
the M onth of the yea r here.
May 5 110,315
June 6 133,153
July 7 156,213
August 8 168,158
September 9 135,859
October 10 93,628
November 11 80,636
December 12 126,231
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