Question

INCIDENCE OF ADOPTION-S-SHAPED CURVE Below is a dataset that shows the percent of a population by men and women living in a metropolitan area that purchased their smart phones from 2000 to 2017 (Table 1). Answer the following cuestions. Complete the following steps and answer the questions. Table 1: Percent of men and women who purchased their smart phones from 2000 to 2017 % of Adopters Cumulative % Year Men Women Men Women 2000 0 1 0 1 1. Exam the cumulative percent for men and women in Table 1. 2001 0 2 0 3 2. In Figure 1, depict the s-shaped curve by plotting the cumulative percent of men and women separately for 2002 1 4 1 7 2003 3 8 4 15 each year. 2004 4 13 8 28 2005 5 18 13 46 3. In which year did the diffusion stage begin for men and women? 2006 8 19 21 65 2007 10 14 31 79 Men _2002_ Women 2000 2008 11 8 42 87 2009 13 4 55 91 93 2010 4. In which year did the saturation stage end for men and women? 12 2 67 2011 10 2 77 95 2012 9 1 86 96 Men Women 2013 5 1 91 94 97 98 2014 3 1 5. Which group has adopted their smart phones more rapidly? 2015 2 1 96 99 2016 1 0 97 97 99 99 2017 0 0 Total 97% 99% 100 90 80 70 rcent (%) 60

Answer 1

1.Cumulative percent for men and women in Table 1.

Year	Men	Women
2000	0	1
2001	0	3
2002	1	7
2003	4	15
2004	8	28
2005	13	46
2006	21	65
2007	31	79
2008	42	87
2009	55	91
2010	67	93
2011	77	95
2012	86	96
2013	91	97
2014	94	98
2015	96	99
2016	97	99
2017	97	99
Total	97%	99%

2. S shaped curve

0 50 Year Men Women 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total 97%99% Series1 -Series2

3.Diffusion stage Begin for Men & Women

Men	Women
2002	2000

4. Saturation stage end for Men & Women

Men	Women
2016	2015

5.Group which has rapid adoption rate of smart phone is

Women