The Marketing Manager of a Pizza Chain Is in the Process

question 19

Essay

The marketing manager of a pizza chain is in the process of examining some of the demographic characteristics of her customers. In particular, she would like to investigate the belief that the ages of the customers of pizza parlours, hamburger emporiums and fast-food chicken restaurants are different. As an experiment, the ages of eight customers of each of the restaurants are recorded and listed below. From previous analysis we know that the ages are not normally distributed. $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$$\text { Customer Age }$
$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Pizza } & \text { Hamburger } & \text { Chicken } \\\hline 23 & 26 & 25 \\\hline 19 & 20 & 28 \\\hline 25 & 18 & 36 \\\hline 17 & 35 & 23 \\\hline 36 & 33 & 39 \\\hline 25 & 25 & 27 \\\hline 28 & 19 & 38 \\\hline 31 & 17 & 31 \\\hline\end{array}$ Using the appropriate statistical table, what statement can be made about the p-value for the test?

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Definitions:

Patient Care

The services rendered by members of the health professions for the benefit of a patient.

Unsafe Condition

A situation or environment that poses a risk of injury or harm to individuals.

Documentation

Refers to both the act of preparing and the evidence created when a health care professional records information regarding a patient during the course of assessment and treatment; can be handwritten or electronically.

Demographic Information

Data that describes the characteristics of a population such as age, race, gender, income, and education.