Sales and Experience Narrative

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Essay

Sales and Experience Narrative
The general manager of a chain of furniture 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 $1000s) and the years of experience of ten randomly selected salespeople. These data are listed below.
-Refer to Sales and Experience Narrative. Predict with 95% confidence the monthly sales of a salesperson with ten years of experience.

Understand the significance of R&D spending as a percentage of GDP in the US and its comparison to other countries.

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Appreciate the worldwide duration of patents and their role in protecting innovations.

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