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Page 1 of 6 1 BUS501 - Business Analytics and Statistics Research Report Data from a small health food shop on the Sunshine Coast are provided. The business is divided into a number of areas including retail, wholesale a box delivery system (not included in the data) and Harvest Kitchen (http://www.goodharvest.com.au). The data is inclusive of a whole year of trading. This is the 2nd year of business and the business is still in a start-up phase. The reported high COGS is consistent with the Organic industry. The main challenges in the business are revenue (i.e lead generation/new business), COGS (margins) and average sale. The business has a 6 person team, 1 delivery van, a retail outlet and a cold store warehouse. REPORT: Introduction (4 marks) Problem definition and business intelligence required (6 marks) Selected analytics methods and technical analysis (20 marks) Results (10 marks)