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(A) At a 5% level of significance REJECT the null hypothesis and conclude that the data does not follow a normal distribution

(B) At a 5% level of significance DO NOT REJECT the null hypothesis and conclude that the data does not follow a normal distribution

(C) At a 5% level of significance REJECT the null hypothesis and conclude that the data follows a normal distribution

(D) At a 5% level of significance DO NOT REJECT the null hypothesis and conclude that the data follows a normal distribution

(E) At a 10% level of significance REJECT the alternative hypothesis and conclude that the data does not follow a normal distribution

(F) At a 10% level of significance DO NOT REJECT the alternative hypothesis and conclude that the data does not follow a normal distribution

(G) At a 10% level of significance REJECT the alternative hypothesis and conclude that the data follows a normal distribution

(H) At a 10% level of significance DO NOT REJECT the alternative hypothesis and conclude that the data follows a normal distribution

Business Analytics Quiz 1: 27 October 2024 (September 2024 term)

Question 1

+1 markOne or more correct options

Select all that apply.

A
At a 5% level of significance REJECT the null hypothesis and conclude that the data does not follow a normal distribution
B
At a 5% level of significance DO NOT REJECT the null hypothesis and conclude that the data does not follow a normal distribution
C
At a 5% level of significance REJECT the null hypothesis and conclude that the data follows a normal distribution
D
At a 5% level of significance DO NOT REJECT the null hypothesis and conclude that the data follows a normal distribution
E
At a 10% level of significance REJECT the alternative hypothesis and conclude that the data does not follow a normal distribution
F
At a 10% level of significance DO NOT REJECT the alternative hypothesis and conclude that the data does not follow a normal distribution
G
At a 10% level of significance REJECT the alternative hypothesis and conclude that the data follows a normal distribution
H
At a 10% level of significance DO NOT REJECT the alternative hypothesis and conclude that the data follows a normal distribution

Question 2

+1 markNumerical answer

MSS is a firm that specializes in social media analytics. MSS has acquired data (in Table-1) on the past movie releases of two Heroes nick-named “Manda Kasayam (MK)” and “Youth Vodhavaka (YV)” in the Tamil Film industry. The data is on the Box-Office collections for the movies of MK and YV on different dates in January-1950. Then answer the given subquestions,with the presumption that the other necessary conditions required for the questions are met.

Date	Day	Box-Office collection for MK (in INR Million)	Box-Office Collection for YV (in INR Million)
01-Jan-1950	Sunday	11	10
02-Jan-1950	Monday	9	10
03-Jan-1950	Tuesday	15	9
04-Jan-1950	Wednesday	8	6
05-Jan-1950	Thursday	18	2
06-Jan-1950	Friday	16	10
07-Jan-1950	Saturday	19	7
08-Jan-1950	Sunday	8	6
09-Jan-1950	Monday	10	1
10-Jan-1950	Tuesday	19	3
11-Jan-1950	Wednesday	19	5
12-Jan-1950	Thursday	19	8
13-Jan-1950	Friday	15	8
14-Jan-1950	Saturday	17	5
15-Jan-1950	Sunday	15	2

Table-1

The aim is to explore if the total box-office collection during the weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and the total box-office collection during the weekdays (Monday to Thursday) are independent across the two heroes. Then how many DOFs does the test have? (Note: If your answer is in decimal, enter it rounded to two decimal places. For example, if your answer is “10.256”, enter it as “10.26”)

Question 3

+1.5 marksNumerical answer

Date	Day	Box-Office collection for MK (in INR Million)	Box-Office Collection for YV (in INR Million)
01-Jan-1950	Sunday	11	10
02-Jan-1950	Monday	9	10
03-Jan-1950	Tuesday	15	9
04-Jan-1950	Wednesday	8	6
05-Jan-1950	Thursday	18	2
06-Jan-1950	Friday	16	10
07-Jan-1950	Saturday	19	7
08-Jan-1950	Sunday	8	6
09-Jan-1950	Monday	10	1
10-Jan-1950	Tuesday	19	3
11-Jan-1950	Wednesday	19	5
12-Jan-1950	Thursday	19	8
13-Jan-1950	Friday	15	8
14-Jan-1950	Saturday	17	5
15-Jan-1950	Sunday	15	2

Table-1

The aim is to explore if the total box-office collection during the weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and the total box-office collection during the weekdays (Monday to Thursday) are independent across the two heroes. Then what is the expected box-office collection for MK ON WEEKENDS? (Note: If your answer is in decimal, enter it rounded to two decimal places. For example, if your answer is “10.256”, enter it as “10.26”)

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Feature	Business Analytics Quiz 1 27 Oct 2024 at a glance
Term	September 2024 term
Subject	Business Analytics
Course code	BSMS2002
Questions	16
Marks	20
Duration	120 min
MSQ	2
Numerical	14
Official paper	IIT M DIPLOMA AN EXAM QDD2 27 Oct 2024
Negative marking	No negative marking.
Updated	25 Sept 2026