Statistical Advisor Critical Thinking Paper I: Marks Feed Store

Instructions: For the scenario on the next page, write a paper that explains the following to a prospective client:

• Formulate both null and alternative hypotheses for the client, and explain why the hypotheses need to be directional or non-directional.
• Determine what statistical test should be used to analyze the data.
• Summarize all information used to determine the correct statistical test (e.g., number of groups, type of data collected, independent or repeated measures)
• State what statistical test should be used (be specific).
• Provide a sample size and critical values in relation to the hypothesis.
• Discuss what the statistical analysis will do in answering the hypotheses and question(s) for the client. Also discuss any potential problems to watch out for, including an appropriate sample size to meet the assumptions of the statistical test.
• Be sure to use and show critical thinking in your writing. By critical thinking, you need to demonstrate the importance of scientific processes, how science will further our knowledge, and how your scientific approach is applicable to real world knowledge.
• Last, your paper should have a title page, be written in 12 point Times New Roman font, and presented in paragraph form that is professional and free of grammar and clarity problems. If you use information from a source other than your textbooks, than cite that source and provide a reference page. It is expected that most students will not need a reference page for this assignment.

Note that this is an individual assignment, and so your paper must reflect YOUR work alone.

Client Scenario: Marks Feed Store

Hi my name is Mark, and I own a restaurant called Marks feed store. My restaurant mostly has customers that are middle aged families and elderly. The restaurant prides itself in making all dishes from scratch, and has a country farm feel to it. Over the years, my menu has grown in size from 4 dinner options to 12 dinner options, and I feel like we have gotten away from our focus on quality because of the number of dinner options. The problem is that I do not really know what dishes to drop from the menu. For the last 2 weeks, I offered a free piece of pie to any dinner customer that rated his/her meal, and got 1,000 ratings. Each customer told me two things. The first thing is the dish they ate, and second was how much they liked the dish from 0 to 10, with 10 being the highest rating. I have ratings for all 12 dish options, with sample sizes ranging from 25 customers (liver plate) to 145 customers (fried chicken plate). If a repeat customer came in, I did not ask him/her to rate the dish a second time. What can I do with this data to determine what dinner options were preferred by customers, and if any dinner options were disliked more than others?