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:

Within-Batch Wait Time

The delay experienced by units within a batch during a production process before they are processed.

Total Lead Time

The cumulative time required for a product to complete all stages of production, from initiation to final delivery.

Long Setups

The extended time period required to prepare or configure machinery and equipment for a specific production task.

Large Batch Sizes

This term refers to the production of goods in large quantities at a time, often to achieve economies of scale but possibly increasing holding costs.