The document contains monthly seasonal indices of total net collections for California businesses from 2008 to 2014. It includes the monthly amounts in millions of dollars for each year, as well as statistical measures like mean, median, mode, standard deviation, minimum, maximum and range. The purpose is for data analysis in business intelligence, confirmation of hypotheses, forecasting, and helping allocate resources and identify changes. Questions are welcome.
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Monthly Seasonal Indices of Total Net for California Business
Bureau Collector Statistics
5. In millions 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
January 1.9 1.8 2.8 2.5 2.7 $2.84 $2.98
February 3.4 1.3 4.5 1.6 4.8 $5.04 $5.29
March 1 2.8 8 3.1 1.4 $1.47 $1.54
April 3.2 1.7 3.7 1.7 4.6 $4.83 $5.07
May 1.8 1.2 2.6 3.4 1.4 $1.47 $1.54
June 1.6 3.8 2.9 2.3 2.3 $2.42 $2.54
July 1.6 1.8 2.9 2.4 2.3 $2.42 $2.54
August 1.8 2.4 3 3.9 1.4 $1.47 $1.54
September 0.5 5.5 3.9 3.5 0.7 $0.74 $0.77
October 1.9 0.9 3.1 2.3 2.7 $2.84 $2.98
November 1.1 2.7 4.2 2.2 1.6 $1.68 $1.76
December 1 0.8 3 0.8 1.4 $1.47 $1.54
Mean 1.733 2.225 3.717 2.475 2.275 2.389 2.508
Median 1.7 1.8 3.05 2.35 1.95 2.0475 2.149875
Mode 1.9 1.8 2.9 2.3 1.4 1.47 1.5435
Monthly Seasonal Indices of Total Net for California Business
Bureau Collector Statistics
7. In millions 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
January 1.9 1.8 2.8 2.5 2.7 $2.84 $2.98
February 3.4 1.3 4.5 1.6 4.8 $5.04 $5.29
March 1 2.8 8 3.1 1.4 $1.47 $1.54
April 3.2 1.7 3.7 1.7 4.6 $4.83 $5.07
May 1.8 1.2 2.6 3.4 1.4 $1.47 $1.54
June 1.6 3.8 2.9 2.3 2.3 $2.42 $2.54
July 1.6 1.8 2.9 2.4 2.3 $2.42 $2.54
August 1.8 2.4 3 3.9 1.4 $1.47 $1.54
September 0.5 5.5 3.9 3.5 0.7 $0.74 $0.77
October 1.9 0.9 3.1 2.3 2.7 $2.84 $2.98
November 1.1 2.7 4.2 2.2 1.6 $1.68 $1.76
December 1 0.8 3 0.8 1.4 $1.47 $1.54
Std Dev 0.854 1.353 1.479 0.886 1.284 1.348 1.416
Min 0.5 0.8 2.6 0.8 0.7 0.735 0.77175
Max 3.4 5.5 8 3.9 4.8 5.04 5.292
Range 2.9 4.7 5.4 3.1 4.1 4.305 4.52025
Monthly Seasonal Indices of Total Net for California Business
Bureau Collector Statistics(Table 1)
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#8: This frequency distribution of the FY 2012 shows how the most frequent amount assigned for collection was $4.6 million.
#9: The billing and collection department of a major hospital has provided 4 years worth of data. This data shows the amount of medical debt each collection agent has assigned to him or her throughout the different months of the years in millions of dollars. Data covering the years 2008 through 2011 are provided. The data for the year 2012 is forecasted using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for medical care services for the selected years. The CPI for medical care services in 2008 is 2.6 (Bureau of Labor and Statistics, n.d.) and this is the number used to forecast the amounts assigned to collection agents in 2012, where the CPI is 3.7. According to the forecast, 2012 will have many of the same peaks, valleys, and plateaus seen in 2008. The main difference between the two years is the plateau forecasted for the months of May, June and July of 2012 rise much higher than the plateau seen in the same months in 2008.