A store manager wants to increase their average sale per ticket. They do this by doing a lottery where with each ticket bought they give away a small gift. The store manager then compares the number of sales from before the lottery was used and the sales after the lottery was used. In Excel, create a 99% confidence interval for the change in the ticket average of before verse after the use of the lottery.   Find a 99% confidence interval for average difference in sale per ticket. Write a sentence interpreting your results in context of this question. Should the lottery continue the sale? Data given   Before During  $    42.42  $    44.18  $    30.01  $    47.30  $    38.72  $    43.60  $    31.42  $    55.05  $    31.55  $    39.44  $    25.99  $    44.21  $    36.25  $    40.38  $    34.89  $    43.88  $    34.47  $    42.02  $    33.29  $    37.65  $    33.65  $    42.37  $    35.00  $    38.79  $    31.99  $    36.00  $    28.65  $    46.13  $    36.75  $    37.75  $    38.50  $    47.21  $    33.95  $    33.95  $    34.00  $    47.25  $    38.78  $    46.08  $    32.59  $    39.75  $    30.90  $    38.64  $    39.15  $    45.25  $    37.59  $    38.45  $    39.75  $    44.81  $    38.95  $    36.41  $    39.87  $    39.00  $    39.95  $    42.38  $    34.75  $    42.68  $    31.08  $    40.60  $    41.30  $    42.00  $    43.97  $    47.73  $    42.67  $    43.05  $    35.48    $    34.53    $    36.85    $    33.33     Data analysis gives us         Before   During           Mean 35.63861 Mean 42.31219 Standard Error 0.69391 Standard Error 0.765291 Median 34.945 Median 42.375 Mode #N/A Mode #N/A Standard Deviation 4.163463 Standard Deviation 4.32914 Sample Variance 17.33442 Sample Variance 18.74145 Kurtosis -0.35768 Kurtosis 1.027754 Skewness -0.02821 Skewness 0.54263 Range 17.98 Range 21.1 Minimum 25.99 Minimum 33.95 Maximum 43.97 Maximum 55.05 Sum 1282.99 Sum 1353.99 Count 36 Count 32 Confidence Level(99.0%) 1.890077 Confidence Level(99.0%) 2.099991

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A store manager wants to increase their average sale per ticket. They do this by doing a lottery where with each ticket bought they give away a small gift. The store manager then compares the number of sales from before the lottery was used and the sales after the lottery was used. In Excel, create a 99% confidence interval for the change in the ticket average of before verse after the use of the lottery.

 

  1. Find a 99% confidence interval for average difference in sale per ticket.
  2. Write a sentence interpreting your results in context of this question.
  3. Should the lottery continue the sale?
Data given  
Before During
 $    42.42  $    44.18
 $    30.01  $    47.30
 $    38.72  $    43.60
 $    31.42  $    55.05
 $    31.55  $    39.44
 $    25.99  $    44.21
 $    36.25  $    40.38
 $    34.89  $    43.88
 $    34.47  $    42.02
 $    33.29  $    37.65
 $    33.65  $    42.37
 $    35.00  $    38.79
 $    31.99  $    36.00
 $    28.65  $    46.13
 $    36.75  $    37.75
 $    38.50  $    47.21
 $    33.95  $    33.95
 $    34.00  $    47.25
 $    38.78  $    46.08
 $    32.59  $    39.75
 $    30.90  $    38.64
 $    39.15  $    45.25
 $    37.59  $    38.45
 $    39.75  $    44.81
 $    38.95  $    36.41
 $    39.87  $    39.00
 $    39.95  $    42.38
 $    34.75  $    42.68
 $    31.08  $    40.60
 $    41.30  $    42.00
 $    43.97  $    47.73
 $    42.67  $    43.05
 $    35.48  
 $    34.53  
 $    36.85  
 $    33.33  

 

Data analysis gives us

       
Before   During  
       
Mean 35.63861 Mean 42.31219
Standard Error 0.69391 Standard Error 0.765291
Median 34.945 Median 42.375
Mode #N/A Mode #N/A
Standard Deviation 4.163463 Standard Deviation 4.32914
Sample Variance 17.33442 Sample Variance 18.74145
Kurtosis -0.35768 Kurtosis 1.027754
Skewness -0.02821 Skewness 0.54263
Range 17.98 Range 21.1
Minimum 25.99 Minimum 33.95
Maximum 43.97 Maximum 55.05
Sum 1282.99 Sum 1353.99
Count 36 Count 32
Confidence Level(99.0%) 1.890077 Confidence Level(99.0%) 2.099991

 

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