DI: Shop Types Across Regions
XAT 2016 · QADI · Medium · Data Interpretation
Passage / data set
Study the data given in the table below and answer the question that follow:
| Region \ Shop Type | North | East | West | South | All India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocers | 34.7 | 32 | 32.2 | 30.2 | 32.4 |
| Pan Bidi | 7.1 | 21.2 | 13.1 | 19.1 | 14.6 |
| Food Shops | 11.8 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 12 | 11.6 |
| General stores | 12.4 | 9.1 | 12 | 6.6 | 10.1 |
| Electrical Hardware | 8.3 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Chemists | 6 | 5.8 | 5 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Cosmetic Stores | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| Others | 15.8 | 14.8 | 12 | 16.8 | 15.2 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
All figures are in percentage.
Based on survey of 'shop types' Kamath categorized Indian states into four geographical regions as shown in the table above. His boss felt that the categorization was inadequate since important labels were missing. Kamath argued that no further labels are required to interpret the data.
Question 1 of 3
A consultant observing the data made the following two inferences: Inference I: The number of Grocers per-thousand-population is the highest in North India. Inference II: The number of Cosmetic per-thousand-population is the highest in South India.
Which of following options is DEFINITELY correct?
- A.
Inference I alone is correct.
- B.
Inference II alone is correct.
- C.
Either of the inferences is correct.
- D.
Neither of the inference is correct.
- E.
Inference I will be correct only if inference II is correct.
Question 2 of 3
The average size of Food Shops in East India was twice that of Food Shops in West India. Which of the following cannot be inferred from the above data?
- A.
As far as 'Food Shops' are concerned, customers in East India prefer spatial surroundings compared to customers in the West India.
- B.
As far as 'Food Shops' are concerned, Rentals are very high in West India compared to East India.
- C.
The ratio of customers buying from 'Food Shops' in East India to customers buying from 'Food Shops' in West India is 15.8 : 11.8.
- D.
There are 740 'Food Shops' in West India.
- E.
There are 240 'Food Shops' in South India.
Question 3 of 3
Bala collected the same data five years after Kamath, using the same categorization.
Which of the following statements can DEFINITELY be concluded?
- A.
In the last four years the number of Electrical hardware shop types has increased in North India.
- B.
In the last four years the number of Grocers shop types has increased in South India.
- C.
For the last four years in All India the number of Chemists shop types has remained constant.
- D.
In the four years in East India the number of 'other' shop type has decreased.
- E.
As per the new survey conducted Pan Bidi shops in East India are next only to Grocers.
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