Calculate average with a mutiplier

rayted

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Hi guys,

First time poster.

I have a query from my boss who wants this information:

per quarter these are the participants:

Q1 2017 – 1083
Q2 2017 – 1279
Q3 2017 – 1260
Q4 2017 - 1257

I need to show how many devices are represented within each quarter (I can obtain this information internally)

Here is the question:

calculate the number of devices using the figures above as the basis and the average number per person as the multiplier.

HELP! I have no idea of the logic/the question. Can anyone help me understand how to do this or what this means?
 
Hi guys,

First time poster.

I have a query from my boss who wants this information:

per quarter these are the participants:

Q1 2017 – 1083
Q2 2017 – 1279
Q3 2017 – 1260
Q4 2017 - 1257

I need to show how many devices are represented within each quarter (I can obtain this information internally)

Here is the question:

calculate the number of devices using the figures above as the basis and the average number per person as the multiplier.

HELP! I have no idea of the logic/the question. Can anyone help me understand how to do this or what this means?

Small wonder you cannot discern this question that makes little sense.

What does "as a multiplier" mean?

What is your "average number per person"? Does it change quarterly?

What are these quarterly values? Beginning? End? Do they account for those who participated for only a moment?

LOTS more details. Show YOUR thoughts.
 
Small wonder you cannot discern this question that makes little sense.

What does "as a multiplier" mean?

What is your "average number per person"? Does it change quarterly?

What are these quarterly values? Beginning? End? Do they account for those who participated for only a moment?

LOTS more details. Show YOUR thoughts.

Hi sorry... here is the answers

I believe as multiplier means - multiplying the figure by that

The average per person changes quarterly

The quarterly values represent participants who did participate for a moment yes.

thank you!
 
Here is the devices info per quarter:

JAN: 474 FEB: 637 MAR: 589
AVG: 567

APR: 625 MAY: 708 JUN: 665
AVG: 666

JUL: 720 AUG: 732 SEP: 709
AVG: 720

OCT: 883 NOV: 768 DEC: 496
AVG: 716
 
Wow. This is still SUPER vague.

Participants who participated in what? What kind of devices are we talking about? Mobile devices? It's relevant because we need to know how the devices are assigned to people. Is each person capable of carrying one or more devices at some (unspecified) event? Ultimately, what question are you trying to answer?

You also didn't follow tkhunny's advice of showing your thoughts. What have you done to solve this problem so far?

Without more info, all we can do is flail around like below:

So quarter 1 had 1083 participants (whatever the heck that means)

Quarter 1 also had (an average of) 567 devices (whatever the heck that means).

So naively I would think that there might have been an average of 567/1083 = 0.52 devices per person.

But without more specifics, there is no way to know whether the above is a meaningful calculation or not.

Reminder: Ultimately, what question are you trying to answer?
 
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