Question

Consider the distribution of the monthly sales of rain ponchosrain ponchos over aâ one-year period at a store in Niagara FallsNiagara Falls â(the distribution will look best if you start from JanuaryJanuaryâ).

a. How many peaks would you expect for theâ distribution?
A. There would probably be three peaks, one for the months with low sales, one for the months with average sales, and one for the months with high sales.
B. There would probably be one peak corresponding to the summer months.
C. There would probably be many peaks corresponding to the different sales each month.
D. There would probably be no peaks. The monthly sales of products tend to form a uniform distribution.

Answer 1

B. There would probably be one peak corresponding to the summer months.

Explanation:

The Niagara Falls are close to Buffalo, New York, which is one of the snowiest cities in the US. This means that the number of visits in the winter tend to be lower.

The amount of rain in the summer is not that different from the other months, however, the summer weather is the best for visitation, with the warmer weather. So in the summer months there is going to be a peak in the numbers of rain ponchos sold.

So the correct answer is:

B. There would probably be one peak corresponding to the summer months.