Business Statistics

Succeeding at the Airfare Project
Writing An Executive Summary


  • A report in miniature--condensed!
  • 1st part sums up your hypothesis
  • 2nd part sums up your method and findings
  • 3rd part sums up recommendations


Sample 1st Part:

The travel team, Jacky and Peters, represent Kosher Food Imports.  The firm must send its assessor to its office in Tel Aviv, Israel.  The assessor insists on an airline based in a "neutral" country--e.g. Canada or Switzerland.  She can only fly the 10th to 15th of any month.  The firm wants to save costs and send the assessor as soon as possible, but the political situation is risky.  Yet the firm also wants to guarantee the assessor's safety.  The travel team predicts fares will be highest on "neutral" airlines.  Business class will be cheapest and travel time will probably be safest in May or June. 

Get it in Writing: What variables might you have excluded from your project--and how might they affect your recommendations?


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