The Retailing Manager of Meijer Supermarket Chain in Michigan Wants

Essay

The retailing manager of Meijer supermarket chain in Michigan wants to determine whether product location has any effect on the sale of children toys. Two different aisle locations are considered: front and rear. A random sample of 18 stores is selected, with 6 stores randomly assigned to each aisle location. The size of the display area and price of the product are constant for all the stores. At the end of one-month trial period, the sales volumes (in thousands of dollars) of the product in each store are as shown below:
-At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a significant difference in average sales among the various aisle locations?