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COMM 291 Midterm Review Package Prepared by Angelica Cabrera 1. INTRODUCTION TO DATA AND VARIABLES Categorical vs. Quantitative Data Categorical Limited number – distinct categories No Quantitative Large number Yes Possible values for variable Measurement units? EXAMPLE. Which variables are quantitative and which are categorical? Employee # Age (years) Annual Income (in Performance 1,000s of dollars) Rating (1-5 scale) 5543 48 50 – 100 4.5 2431 34 20 – 49 3.9 7281 31 0 – 19 3.4 Job
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Danone Aqua | A Study on the Preferred Features of Bottled Water | What are the preferred features that consumers would consider in buying a certain bottled water brand? | | Maisha Chowdhury | 7/21/2014 | | 1 Introduction Consumers often buy bottled water, but what exactly are they thinking when they pick one brand over the other? We aim to conduct a study, with the aid of a questionnaire in order to find out these preferred features in a bottle of water. We will be doing this
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TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT N.P.R. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY N.P.R. Nagar, Natham - 624 401, Tamil Nadu, India. AN ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institution (Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Affiliated to Anna University, Tiruchirappalli) No. : 04544 - 291333, 291334, 245422, 245423 & Fax No.: 04544-245392, 93 Website: www.nprcet.org, www.nprcolleges.org E-Mail: nprgc@nprcolleges.org ISO 9001:2008 MBA101 1 TQM/VMSS/M.B.A/N.P.R.C.E.T Miss. VMS.Sumathy, B.Sc (Phy), M.B.A., Lecturer/M
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