TABLE 13-3 The Director of Cooperative Education at a State College Wants

question 82

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TABLE 13-3
The director of cooperative education at a state college wants to examine the effect of cooperative education job experience on marketability in the work place. She takes a random sample of 4 students. For these 4, she finds out how many times each had a cooperative education job and how many job offers they received upon graduation. These data are presented in the table below.
-Referring to Table 13-3, the least squares estimate of the slope is ________.

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Definitions:

Comparative Advantage

The aptitude of any individual, corporation, or country for producing a good or offering a service at an opportunity cost that is reduced in comparison to that of the competition.

Specialization

The process of focusing resources on the activities that lead to the greatest efficiency and output in production or services.

Nations

Significant populations sharing a common ancestry, historical background, cultural practices, or language, living together in a specific nation or region.

Subsidies

Financial support provided by the government to individuals or businesses to lower the cost of goods and services or to support industry.