TABLE 13-4 The Managers of a Brokerage Firm Are Interested in Finding

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TABLE 13-4
The managers of a brokerage firm are interested in finding out if the number of new clients a broker brings into the firm affects the sales generated by the broker. They sample 12 brokers and determine the number of new clients they have enrolled in the last year and their sales amounts in thousands of dollars. These data are presented in the table that follows.
-Referring to Table 13-4, the managers of the brokerage firm wanted to test the hypothesis that the number of new clients brought in had a positive impact on the amount of sales generated. The p-value of the test is ________.

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Definitions:

External Suppliers

Third-party companies or entities that provide products or services to another company as part of the supply chain, outside of the purchasing company's organization.

Many-Suppliers Strategy

A procurement approach where a company sources its materials or products from a large number of suppliers to enhance competition and reduce supply risk.

Quality

The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements or expectations.

Supply Chain

The entire system of producing and delivering a product or service, from the raw material stage to the end user, encompassing all processes and logistics.