Retail turnover in Australia by industry group between Oct 2020 and Sep 2021

(in $ millions)

Turnover

Month	Household goods	Clothing, footwear and personal accessory	Department stores	Other retailing	Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services
Oct-2020	5,363.4	2,095.6	1,571.5	4,357.1	3,468.9
Nov-2020	5,981.3	2,631.7	1,877.0	4,697.9	3,697.7
Dec-2020	5,513.3	2,395.3	1,655.4	4,503.3	3,819.2
Jan-2021	5,509.2	2,344.8	1,638.8	4,555.0	3,806.8
Feb-2021	5,550.1	2,383.2	1,675.4	4,536.1	3,848.0
Mar-2021	5,546.1	2,511.8	1,817.1	4,598.9	4,034.2
Apr-2021	5,629.0	2,540.9	1,695.3	4,678.0	4,125.3
May-2021	5,569.0	2,540.1	1,683.9	4,708.6	4,155.1
Jun-2021	5,494.8	2,299.3	1,565.3	4,632.6	3,904.4
Jul-2021	5,371.6	1,944.4	1,387.0	4,658.7	3,425.7
Aug-2021	5,247.0	1,640.1	1,245.2	4,695.9	3,186.2
Sep-2021	5,474.7	1,736.2	1,241.2	4,793.9	3,345.9

a) Calculate the mean and standard deviation for each industry group. 1 mark

b) Calculate the Minimum, Q1, Median, Q3 and Maximum values for each industry group. 1 mark c) Draw a box and whisker plot for the retail turnover of each industry group and put them side by side on one graph with the same scale for comparison. (This graph must be done in EXCEL or similar software and cannot be hand-drawn.) 1 mark

d) Compare the box plots and comment on the distribution of the data. 1 mark