TABLE 14-1 A Manager of a Product Sales Group Believes the Number

question 147

Multiple Choice

TABLE 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 (X₁) and how he/she scored on a business aptitude test (X₂) . A random sample of 8 employees provides the following:
-Referring to Table 14-1, for these data, what is the value for the regression constant, b₀?

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

Comprehend the process and significance of feedback and revisions in business documents.

Understand the importance of audience adaptation in creating business messages.

Recognize the ethical considerations in business communication.

Grasp the role of corporate culture in shaping communication practices.

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Definitions:

Pessimistic Biases

A cognitive tendency to anticipate negative outcomes or to view situations more negatively than they may actually be.

Easterners

Typically refers to individuals from East Asian cultures, often emphasizing values such as community, harmony, and relational interdependence.

Westerners

refers to people from Western societies or cultures, often emphasizing values such as individualism, democracy, and economic freedom.

Attribution Retraining

A psychological intervention aimed at changing the way individuals explain the causes of their own and others' behavior, typically from external to more internal, controllable factors.