Does the background music affect the behavior of supermarket shoppers? An experiment to answer this question was conducted in a supermarket during the relatively stable summer shopping months. Two days were selected in midweek. One day was assigned to receive no background music. During the second day slow-tempo background music was played. The daily sales (in dollars) for twelve weeks are shown in the accompanying table. None Slow tempo $15,172 $15,917 15,485 16,110 13,922 13,818 12,204 14,709 15,501 13,982 14,106 16,416 14,608 14,727 12,946 14,823 15,002 14,825 14,670 15,949 16,202 15,488 13,286 13,055 At 5% level of significance, does the data suggest that, on the average, background music positively affects daily sales? Show all necessary work. (Your conclusion must indicate which printout you are using).
Does the background music affect the behavior of supermarket shoppers? An experiment to answer this question was conducted in a supermarket during the relatively stable summer shopping months. Two days were selected in midweek. One day was assigned to receive no background music. During the second day slow-tempo background music was played. The daily sales (in dollars) for twelve weeks are shown in the accompanying table.
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None |
Slow tempo |
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$15,172 |
$15,917 |
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15,485 |
16,110 |
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13,922 |
13,818 |
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12,204 |
14,709 |
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15,501 |
13,982 |
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14,106 |
16,416 |
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14,608 |
14,727 |
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12,946 |
14,823 |
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15,002 |
14,825 |
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14,670 |
15,949 |
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16,202 |
15,488 |
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13,286 |
13,055 |
At 5% level of significance, does the data suggest that, on the average, background music positively affects daily sales? Show all necessary work. (Your conclusion must indicate which printout you are using).
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