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Computers R Us, a computer manufacturer and retailer has recently launched a service and repair
division, CompleteCare, for its portable/laptop/notebook computers. This division promises to
provide a rapid response to customer technical enquiries and warranty repairs.
However, the division is experiencing:
- a shortage of trained technical operators in its telephone centre;
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- distribution problems; and - parts availability problems.
As a result, Computers R Us has received multiple complaints about CompleteCare at the Computers
R Us call centre.
To address these issues, a research proposal was prepared (Assignment 1) and the research
overseen by the management of Computers R Us. It was found that customer satisfaction was a
contributing factor to the issues experienced in the CompleteCare division. Consequently, the
management of Computers R Us have developed several possible initiatives to improve customer
satisfaction to a minimum level of 7 out of 10. These initiatives include: decreasing response times in
the CompleteCare division, increasing methods of communication between Computers R Us and its
customers, the level of advice CompleteCare staff provide on Computers R Us products and services,
and a new loyalty rewards program. Management is interested to know which of these strategies is
considered the most effective by Computers R Us customers.
A member of your team has already collected data that can be used for this analysis. To collect this
data, a simple random sample of 500 customers was selected. Of the 500 customers to whom
surveys were sent, 420 responded. The survey used to collect this data is provided below and the
survey responses have been collated in the CompleteCare.xls Excel file. You are required to write a
report after performing an analysis on the data collected from the customers of Computers R Us.
A member of your team has suggested that, when you perform this analysis, you should undertake a
series of hypothesis tests to examine the following:
1. Does the current level of customer satisfaction differ from management’s goal of 7 out of
10? 2. Is there any difference between the satisfaction of male and female customers with the level
of communication with staff and management at Computers R Us? 3. Are there any differences in the overall customer satisfaction across the following age
groups: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5? 4. Is there any difference in customer satisfaction between responses to the initiatives of
‘decreasing response times in the CompleteCare division’ and ‘the loyalty rewards program
at Computers R Us’? 5. Do any of the initiatives of ‘decreasing response times in the CompleteCare division’, ‘the
level of advice CompleteCare staff provide on Computers R Us products and services’, ‘the
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level of communication with staff and management’ and ‘new loyalty rewards program’
influence the overall satisfaction of Computers R Us customers?
Required:
Write a data analysis report that provides the results to each of the five hypothesis tests above and
make overall recommendations to Computers R Us that management can use for future business
decision-making. Based on your analysis relating to these hypotheses, your report should focus on
two key issues: the current degree of customer satisfaction and the strategy or strategies that would
be most effective to increase customer satisfaction.