Instruction 12-4
the Managers of a Brokerage Firm Are Interested

question 37

Short Answer

Instruction 12-4
The managers of a brokerage firm are interested in finding out if the number of new customers a broker brings into the firm affects the sales generated by the broker.They sample 12 brokers and determine the number of new customers they have enrolled in the last year and their sales amounts in thousands of dollars.These data are presented in the table that follows.
$\begin{array}{ccc}\text { Broker}&\text {Clients }&\text {Sales }\\\hline1 & 27 & 52 \\2 & 11 & 37 \\3 & 42 & 64 \\4 & 33 & 55 \\5 & 15 & 29 \\6 & 15 & 34 \\7 & 25 & 58 \\8 & 36 & 59 \\9 & 28 & 44 \\10 & 30 & 48 \\11 & 17 & 31 \\12 & 22 & 38\end{array}$
-Referring to Instruction 12-4,the managers of the brokerage firm wanted to test the hypothesis that the number of new customers brought in had a positive impact on the amount of sales generated.The value of the test statistic is ________.

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Definitions:

Shared Leadership

A leadership approach where roles and responsibilities are distributed among members of a group or team, emphasizing collaboration.

Team Environments

Workplaces or situations where individuals work collaboratively in groups or teams towards common goals or projects.

Internal Customers

Employees or departments within an organization that receive services or products from other parts of the organization, treating them as if they are external customers.

Informing

The act of sharing information or knowledge with others through various means to educate or update them on specific topics or events.