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Use the Internet to determine the top ten TV shows on commercial TV in your country. How would you determine the characteristics of the audience and the probable costs for a 30 -second TV ad?
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Start by searching for reputable sources that provide information on the top TV shows on commercial TV in your country. This could include websites of TV networks, entertainment news websites, or industry publications. Show more…
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The following table gives the top five television shows, as determined by the Nielsen Ratings for $$\begin{array}{|c|l|c|c|}\hline \text { Rank } & \text { Show title } & \text { Network } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Viewers } \\\text { (millions) }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & \text {CSI} & \text { CBS } & 19.3 \\2 & \text {NCIS} & \text { CBS } & 18.0 \\3 & \text {Dancing with the Stars} & \text { ABC } & 17.8 \\4 & \text {Desperate Housewives} & \text { ABC } & 15.5 \\5 & \text {The Mentalist} & \text { CBS } & 14.9 \\\hline\end{array}$$ the week ending October $19,2008 .$ Identify the type of data provided by the information in each column of the table.
Organizing Data
Variables and Data
Top Broadcast Shows. The viewing audiences, in millions, for the top 20 television shows, as determined by the Nielsen Ratings for the week ending October $26,2008,$ are shown in the following table. Use cutpoint grouping with a first class of 12-under 13. $$\begin{array}{lllll}\hline 19.492 & 18.497 & 17.226 & 16.350 & 15.953 \\15.479 & 15.282 & 15.012 & 14.634 & 14.630 \\14.451 & 14.390 & 13.505 & 13.309 & 13.277 \\13.085 & 13.059 & 12.816 & 12.777 & 12.257 \\\hline\end{array}$$
Organizing Quantitative Data
Top Broadcast Shows. The networks for the top 20 television shows, as determined by the Nielsen Ratings for the week ending October $26,2008,$ are shown in the following table. $$\begin{array}{lllll}\hline \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { CBS } & \text { ABC } & \text { ABC } \\\text { Fox } & \text { CBS } & \text { CBS } & \text { Fox } & \text { CBS } \\\text { ABC } & \text { CBS } & \text { CBS } & \text { CBS } & \text { Fox } \\\text { Fox } & \text { Fox } & \text { CBS } & \text { Fox } & \text { ABC } \\\hline\end{array}$$
Organizing Qualitative Data
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