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

question 173

Short Answer

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. For a test with a level of significance of 0.01, the null hypothesis should be rejected if the value of the test statistic is ________.

---

Definitions:

Forrester's Social Technographics Model

A classification framework that segments consumers according to how they engage with technology, especially social media, ranging from creators to spectators.

Customer Relationships

The interactions and bonds formed between a business and its customers, focusing on long-term engagement and satisfaction.

Microblog User Types

Microblog user types refer to the different categories of users that interact within microblogging platforms, based on their behavior, content creation, and engagement levels.

Pew Research Center

An impartial research organization that offers insights into societal challenges, population opinions, and demographic shifts affecting global dynamics.