A health food store has launched a new pack of vitamins for children. The store records the number of packs ordered by a random sample of 100 online customers and the number of packs ordered by a random sample of 100 walk-in customers.
Two dot plots are shown one below the other. The title for the top dot plot is Online Customers and the title for the bottom plot is Walk In Customers. Below the line for each dot plot is written Number of Packs. There are markings from 1 to 5 on each line at intervals of one. For the top line there are 0, 0, 1, 4, 5 dots respectively for marks from 1 to 5. For the bottom line there are 3, 6, 1, 0, 0 dots respectively for marks from 1 to 5. On the right side, towards the middle of the two plots is shown a dot symbol equal to 10 customers.
Which inference can be drawn about the buying pattern of the online customers versus that of the walk-in customers?
sounds like the walk-ins buy fewer packs.
To make an inference about the buying pattern of online customers versus walk-in customers, we can compare the dot plots provided for each group.
In the dot plot for online customers, we see that there are more dots towards the higher end of the number of packs, specifically around 4 and 5. This suggests that a significant number of online customers ordered 4 or 5 packs of vitamins.
In contrast, the dot plot for walk-in customers shows a different pattern. There are fewer dots towards the higher end of the number of packs (4 and 5), with a majority of dots clustered around 1 and 2.
Based on this information, we can infer that the buying pattern of online customers is more likely to involve ordering a larger number of packs, while walk-in customers tend to purchase fewer packs of vitamins.
It's important to note that while this inference can be made based on the provided information, further analysis and data would be necessary to establish any definitive conclusions.