A company has recognized the importance of advertisement in promoting sales. The following data show its monthly sales both before and after advertisement. The period for comparison is taken from January to December in two successive years. Can it be concluded that the advertisement of the company has resulted in a significant increase in its sales?
Month Sales before advertisement Sales after the the advertisement January 21 24
February 15 18
March 31 43
April 21 32
May 48 50
June 50 61
July 54 53
August 68 72
September 46 51
October 70 76
November 65 72
December 53 59
Mean (paired differences) = 5.75 and SD (paired differences) = 3.58
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