QTM ASSIGNMENT-2

CENTRAL PARKING SERVICES CASE

ANALYSIS

SUBMITTED BY
NAME -Akash Malik
ROLL NUMBER-170102018
Q1. Explore the data for weekday and weekend. What inference can you make based on descriptive
statistics?

I. Direct comparison of weekday and weekend data

Std.
Statistic Error
Weekday Mean 135.9832 1.18698
95% Confidence Lower
133.6562
Interval for Mean Bound
Upper
138.3102
Bound
5% Trimmed Mean 129.7681
Median 122.0000
Variance 7037.528
Std. Deviation 83.88998
Minimum 2.00
Maximum 722.00
Range 720.00
Interquartile Range 103.00
Skewness 1.539 .035
Kurtosis 4.908 .069
Weekend Mean 153.7624 1.24129
95% Confidence Lower
151.3289
Interval for Mean Bound
Upper
156.1958
Bound
5% Trimmed Mean 147.6510
Median 141.0000
Variance 7696.301
Std. Deviation 87.72856
Minimum 1.00
Maximum 713.00
Range 712.00
Interquartile Range 109.00
Skewness 1.350 .035
Kurtosis 3.802 .069

As evident from the descriptive statistics in the table, CPS parking lots experience higher lengths of stay
during the weekends as compared to the weekdays.
 II. Pass holder data.

Std.
StatisticError
Passholder Mean 32.8143
298.7600
4
95% Confidence Lower
232.8171
Interval for Mean Bound
Upper
364.7029
Bound
5% Trimmed Mean 293.3111
Median 258.5000
Variance 53839.04
3
Std. Deviation 232.0324
2
Minimum 1.00
Maximum 712.00
Range 711.00
Interquartile Range 439.25
Skewness .181 .337
Kurtosis -1.577 .662

The above table represents the data for the time difference of the pass holders during weekends

It is clearly evident that the time difference of the pass holder is much higher than the customers that buy the
tickets.

Mean time difference for pass holders: 298.76

Mean time difference for ticket buyers: 153.76

 III. Non Passholder data.

Std.
Statistic Error
`NoPa Mean 140.702
.97613
ss 7
95% Confidence Lower 138.789
Interval for Mean Bound 0
Upper 142.616
Bound 3
5% Trimmed Mean 139.446
3
Median 136.000
0
Variance 4428.71
2
Std. Deviation 66.5485
7
Minimum 1.00
Maximum 300.00
Range 299.00
Interquartile Range 101.00
Skewness .248 .036
Kurtosis -.697 .072
The above table shows the data of people entering the parking lots without a pass on the weekend. The mean
of this data is very close to the mean of the weekday data. Hence, we can infer that the pass holders are
largely responsible for pushing the mean time difference of the weekend data higher.

Mean time difference for non-pass holders: 140.7 minutes

Mean time difference for ticket buyers on weekdays: 135.98 minutes.

Q2. Test whether the random variable "Time Difference", for weekday and weekend follows normal
distribution.

Answer:

The figures show that the weekday and weekend distribution data is not normally distributed and both of
them are right skewed.
Q3. CPS charges for weekends are more than weekdays. One of the reasons for higher parking fee
during weekends is that the customers tend to stay for longer duration resulting in non-availability of
parking lots. Is there an evidence to support that the customers stay for longer period during
weekends compared to weekdays?

Answer:

One-Sample Test
Test Value = 145
95% Confidence Interval of
Sig. (2- Mean the Difference
t df tailed) Difference Lower Upper
TD_Weekday -7.602 4999 .000 -9.018 -11.34 -6.69

Sample mean for weekday: 135.9

Sample mean for weekend: 153.7

The above SPSS output shows the output of the one sample t test of for the weekday data against the test
value of 145.
We can see that the significance level is 0.
Since sample mean is less than the value of 145, this along with the significance of 0 are evident enough that
the weekday parking time difference is lesser than 145, hence lesser than the weekend mean of 153.

Q4. If we divide the day into three time periods viz. 10 am - 2 pm as Morning, 2 pm - 6 pm as
Afternoon and 6 pm - 10 pm as Evening, then determine if the average length of stay really varies
between these three time periods.

Answer:

i. Weekdays

Time group Time difference

Group mean
10:00:00 to
Group 1 14:00:00 147 minutes
14:00:00 to
Group 2 18:00:00 135 minutes
Group 3 18:00:00 onwards 128 minutes

As can be seen from the data above, the vehicles coming in the morning tend to park their vehicles for
longer periods. And this average duration reduces through the day.
 ii. Weekend
Time group Time difference
Group mean
10:00:00 to
Group 1 14:00:00 147 minutes
14:00:00 to
Group 2 18:00:00 141 minutes
Group 3 18:00:00 onwards 135 minutes

The mean time for the vehicles staying in the parking spot between the 10AM to 2PM time period is the
same for weekdays and weekends.