The regional sales manager for American Toys, Inc., recently collected data on weekly sales (in dollars) for the 15 stores in his region. He also collected data on the number of salesclerk work hours during the week for each of the stores. The data are as follows:

Store Sales Hours

1 23,300 120

2 25,600 135

3 19,200 96

4 10,211 102

5 19,330 240

6 35,789 190

7 12,540 108

8 43,150 234

9 27,886 140

10 54,156 300

11 34,080 254

12 25,900 180

13 36,400 270

14 25,760 175

15 31,500 256

To complete this assignment:

Use Excel to develop a scatter diagram of the data, including dependent and independent variables on their correct axis.

In a Word document, analyze the relationship between sales and number of clerk hours worked.

Conclude, based on the scatter diagram, what adjustments the sales manager might make to address the relationship between sales and number of clerk hours worked.

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