Comparing the Box Office Sales for Different Movie Genres Across

question 36

Multiple Choice

Comparing the box office sales for different movie genres across the geographic regions of New Zealand is an example of:

• A) data mining.
• B) market basket analysis.
• C) trend analysis.
• D) environmental scanning.

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