A Consumer Psychologist Wishes to Determine Whether Playing Music Increases

question 23

Multiple Choice

A consumer psychologist wishes to determine whether playing music increases sales. The owner plays no music, soft rock, classical, or jazz and notes the sales for 28 people under these conditions. The following numbers are in dollar amounts per shopper. $\begin{array} { c c c c } \hline \text { No Music } & \text { Soft Rock } & \text { Classical } & \text { Jazz } \\\hline 128 & 57 & 87 & 55 \\101 & 32 & 40 & 24 \\157 & 93 & 21 & 95 \\196 & 35 & 92 & 19 \\163 & 58 & 55 & 60 \\144 & 61 & 59 & 85 \\170 & 82 & 39 & 54 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Which of the following can be concluded about this experiment?

• A)There are differences in sales among the groups.
• B)There are no differences in sales among the groups.
• C)One group was superior to the other groups in sales.
• D)Two of the groups were better than the other groups in sales.

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