A shoe wholesaler wants to optimize its shipment of shoes to its client retailers. To minimize their turnover time and avoid building up stocks that add costs, the wholesaler wants to know if weather...

A shoe wholesaler wants to optimize its shipment of shoes to its client retailers. To minimize their turnover time and avoid building up stocks that add costs, the wholesaler wants to know if weather conditions are important in determining the type of shoe demanded. Specifically, she / he would like to know if high temperatures affect the sale of closed, rubber-heeled walking shoes.

He / she has the relevant data showing the temperature recorded at the location of its retail shops, as well as their record of sales of these walking shoes, during each day of the past year.

What type of analysis should he / she conduct? What variables should be considered? Explain.