A Manager of a Product Sales Group Believes the Number

question 241

Multiple Choice

A manager of a product sales group believes the number of sales made by an employee depends on how many years that employee has been with the company and how he/she scored on a
Business aptitude test. A random sample of 38 employees was selected to collect data on their
Number of sales, number of years with the company and scores on a business aptitude test.
Which of the following would you perform to draw conclusion on the belief?

• A) One-way ANOVA.
• B) Simple linear regression.
• C) Two-way ANOVA
• D) Multiple linear regression.

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Definitions:

Return On Stockholders' Equity

A measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by average shareholders' equity, showing how effectively management uses equity from shareholders to generate profit.

Preferred Dividends

Payments made to preferred shareholders of a company before dividends are paid to common shareholders, typically fixed and paid at regular intervals.

Average Common Stockholders' Equity

It represents the average equity stake that common shareholders have in a company over a certain period, calculated by averaging the opening and closing common stockholders' equity balances.

Earnings Per Share

A financial indicator that divides a company's profit by the outstanding shares of its common stock, measuring the company's profitability per share.