SCENARIO 14-1 a Manager of a Product Sales Group Believes $( Y )$

question 190

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 14-1 A manager of a product sales group believes the number of sales made by an employee $( Y )$ depends on how many years that employee has been with the company $\left( X _ { 1 } \right)$ and how he/she scored on a business aptitude test $\left( X _ { 2 } \right)$ . A random sample of 8 employees provides the following:



-Referring to Scenario 14-1, for these data, what is the estimated coefficient for the variable representing scores on the aptitude test, b2?

• A) 0.998
• B) 3.103
• C) 4.698
• D) 21.293

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Definitions:

Direct Transfer

A method of transferring assets or funds from one account to another without any intermediary processing steps.

Secondary Market

Sales of existing securities between investors. Compare with Primary market.

Stock

An ownership share in a corporation, representing a claim on part of the company's assets and earnings.

Transaction

An instance of buying or selling something; a business deal or financial arrangement between two parties.