Exhibit 14-4 Regression Analysis Was Applied Between Sales Data (Y in $1,000s)

question 41

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 14-4
Regression analysis was applied between sales data (Y in $1,000s) and advertising data (x in $100s) and the following information was obtained. = 12 + 1.8 x
n = 17
SSR = 225
SSE = 75
S_b1 = 0.2683
-Refer to Exhibit 14-4. The t statistic for testing the significance of the slope is

• A)1.80
• B)1.96
• C)6.708
• D)0.555

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