Maple & Birch wants to know whether to expand. Which of these is an analytic question — one the `orders` data could actually answer?
Maple & Birch wants to know whether to expand. Which of these is an analytic question — one the `orders` data could actually answer?
Answer
Did average order amount differ by province in Q1 2025?
Options - A. Did average order amount differ by province in Q1 2025? - B. Are our sales good enough to justify expanding into a new province? - C. How is the Alberta market doing for us lately? - D. What is happening with our online channel? Why - A. Correct — it names a variable (amount), a comparison (by province) and a period (Q1 2025). Add the criterion and it is complete. - B. "Good" names no variable and no standard. It is the business problem, not an analytic question. - C. "Doing" and "lately" name neither a variable nor a period. It cannot be answered from a sheet until it is rewritten. - D. No variable, no comparison, no period: this is a topic, not a question.