(See Solution) A marketing consultant was hired to visit a random sample of five sporting goods stores across the state of California. Each store was part
Question: A marketing consultant was hired to visit a random sample of five sporting goods stores across the state of California. Each store was part of a large franchise of sporting goods stores. The consultant taught the managers of each store better ways to advertise and display their goods. The net sales for 1 month before and 1 month after the consultant's visit were recorded as follows for each store (in thousands of dollars):
| Before | After |
| 57.1 | 63.5 |
| 94.6 | 101.8 |
| 49.2 | 57.8 |
| 77.4 | 81.2 |
| 43.2 | 41.9 |
Do the data indicate that the average net sales improved? (Use \(\alpha=0.05\). )
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