Based on Figure 7.EX1 in Chapter 7, Joe, one of your systems analysis team members, made...

Based on Figure 7.EX1 in Chapter 7, Joe, one of your systems analysis team members, made the following entry for the data dictionary used by Marilyn’s Tours:

DATA ELEMENT = TOURIST* * * * PAYMENT

ALIAS = TOURIST PAY

CHARACTERS = 12–24

RANGE = $5.00–$1,000

VARIABLES = $5.00, $10.00, $15.00 up to $1,000, and anything in between in dollars and cents.

TO CALCULATE = TOTAL COST OF ALL TOURS, ANY APPLICABLE N.Y. STATE TAX, minus any RESERVATION DEPOSITS made.

a. Is this truly a data element? Why or why not?

b. Rewrite the data dictionary entry for TOURIST PAYMENT, reclassifying it if necessary. Use the proper form for the classification you choose.