Analysis of Social Media Usage among University Students

Business
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Contents
Assessment Part 1 (Section 1).........................................................................................................1
Question 1....................................................................................................................................1
Question 2....................................................................................................................................1
Question 3....................................................................................................................................1
Question 4....................................................................................................................................1
Question 5....................................................................................................................................2
Question 6....................................................................................................................................2
Question 7....................................................................................................................................2
Question 8....................................................................................................................................3
Question 9....................................................................................................................................3
Question 10..................................................................................................................................3
Assessment Part 1 (Section 2).........................................................................................................4
Question 11..................................................................................................................................4
Question 12..................................................................................................................................4
Assessment Part 2 (Managerial Report)..........................................................................................5
1. Summary for each variable and commentary based on maximums, minimums, means and
standard deviations......................................................................................................................5
2. Determining if there is any correlation between Snap Chat and Instagram users, and
between Instagram and Facebook users using scatter diagrams..................................................7
3. Additional graphical and numerical summaries......................................................................9
4. Determining probability that a student chosen at random will be studying in London and be
spending at least 2 hours on social media daily.........................................................................11
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Assessment Part 1 (Section 1)
Question 1
Minutes Hours
20 1/3
90 3/2
15 1/4
48 4/5
Question 2
24% of £120
(£120 * 24) /100
= £28.8
Question 3
a)
Fraction Percentage
3/20 15%
3/8 37.5%
11/20 55%
3/2 150%
b)
If a carton contains 500 pens and there are total 25 University students
Then each student will get 20 pens.
= 500/25 = 20
Question 4
Total money spend on tickets by shanti and Aro are £117.60
Total money spend on tickets by Aro are £50.40
Total money spend on tickets by shanti are £67.20
Total tickets purchased by Aro are 3
Total tickets purchased by shanti are “x”
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Price for one ticket = £50.40 / 3 = £16.8
Tickets purchased by shanti are = £67.20 / £16.8 = 4
Question 5
a)
10110 – 111
= 01111
b)
The digit “1” in 310,325 represents ten thousand.
Question 6
a)
Total of taxi rides = £60
Discount received = 20%
Total savings = £60 * 20% = £12
b)
Let the amount for one taxi ride be £10
If 8 taxi rides were taken then the total of these rides = £10 * 8 = £80
Discount received = 20%
Total average savings = £80 * 20% = £16
Question 7
a) Mean
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10
8
5
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7
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Formula of mean = Sum of all frequencies / total number of all frequencies
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