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The following sample information shows the number computer sales transactions completed by two sales reps for a sample of four days last month. At the .05 significance level, can we conclude that there are more sales transactions completed by Jim? State the null and the alternate hypotheses, the decision rule, the value of the test statistic, p-value, and your decision. What test did you run?

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