A one-way ANOVA was conducted to compare the effect of type of startup on business start-up costs for pizza, baker/donuts, shoe stores, gift shops, and pet stores. The result showed a significant effect of type of startup on business start-up costs at the p < 0.05 level. For Task 2, the data represents variables for franchisees of All Greens Pty Ltd: annual sales, floor area, inventory, advertising expenditure, size of the area where the business operates, and number of competitors in the area. The estimated regression equation is Y = -18.8594 + 16.20157X2 + 0.174635X3 + 11.52627X4 + 13.58031X5 - 5.31097X6.