Compute and interpret descriptive statistics

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Measuring Salespeople Performance

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to provide students an opportunity to gain an understanding on how to compute and interpret descriptive statistics and compare results.

Assignment Steps

Scenario: You are employed as a statistician for a company that makes household products, which are sold by part-time salespeople who work during their spare time. The company has four salespeople employed in a small town. Let us denote these salespeople by A, B, C, and D. The sales records (in dollars) for the past 6 weeks for these four salespeople are shown in the table below.

Week	A	B	C	D
1	1774	2205	1330	1402
2	1808	1507	1295	1665
3	1890	2352	1502	1539
4	1932	1939	1104	1826
5	1855	2052	1189	1703
6	1726	1630	1441	1498

Your supervisor has asked you to prepare a brief report comparing the sales volumes and the consistency of sales of these four salespeople.

Use the mean sales for each salesperson to compare the sales volumes. Choose an appropriate statistical measure to compare the consistency of sales.

Make the calculations on the Microsoft Excel file, "Measuring Salespeople Performance Template," and write a report of 350 words comparing the sales volumes and the consistency of sales of these four salespeople.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Note: Grades are awarded based upon individual contributions to the Learning Team assignment. Each Learning Team member receives a grade based upon his/her contributions to the team assignment. Not all students may receive the same grade for the team assignment.

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