Sales and Experience The General Manager of a Chain of Department Stores Believes

question 164

Essay

Sales and Experience
The general manager of a chain of department stores believes that experience is the most important factor in determining the level of success of a salesperson. To examine this belief she records last month's sales (in $1,000s) and the years of experience of 10 randomly selected salespeople. These data are listed below.

-{Sales and Experience Narrative} Estimate with 95% confidence the average monthly sales of all salespersons with 10 years of experience.

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