A Resource for Free-standing Mathematics Units
Coffee Shop
Coffee Shop
The data given below were collected by a General Manager of a large hotel, situated in
London’s West End. The data were collected each day of the week, for 10 minutes only at
11.00 am, 1.00 pm, and at 3.00 pm. The aim of the data collection exercise is to assess the
client group using the hotel’s coffee shop. Use statistical techniques to analyse the
information.
Gender
Age
Occupation
Amount spent
Length of stay
(minutes)
M
M
M
M
M
F
F
F
M
M
F
F
F
F
F
F
M
M
M
F
F
F
F
F
M
M
M
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
M
M
F
M
M
F
F
F
F
F
M
20
35
45
23
25
30
35
33
36
23
18
16
17
17
25
32
56
66
60
72
23
25
28
30
14
19
44
45
46
35
42
53
26
72
66
75
62
45
49
48
55
32
50
35
32
office worker
office worker
solicitor
student
student
office worker
shop worker
shop worker
salesperson
salesperson
student
student
student
student
unwaged
unwaged
retired
retired
retired
retired
nurse
nurse
nurse
unwaged
student
office worker
office worker
solicitor
office worker
manager
manager
manager
office worker
retired
retired
retired
retired
office worker
manager
office worker
manager
shop worker
shop worker
solicitor
solicitor
£3.55
£7.50
£2.55
£2.50
£1.50
£2.85
£3.95
£3.50
£8.90
£7.52
£2.50
£1.25
£1.25
£1.25
£2.80
£3.40
£10.85
£9.70
£8.50
£7.90
£2.25
£2.65
£2.15
£4.25
£0.60
£4.45
£4.30
£3.60
£2.95
£3.20
£2.65
£3.30
£4.20
£5.25
£4.75
£9.60
£7.60
£1.25
£1.25
£1.25
£1.25
£2.50
£2.25
£2.80
£2.95
30
35
25
45
45
15
35
35
110
110
50
50
50
50
20
20
90
95
90
90
25
25
25
45
15
55
55
30
30
35
35
35
35
60
60
60
60
15
15
15
15
20
20
25
25
 Janet Turner
Northampton College
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