The Following Data Have Been Collected for a Simple Linear

question 5

Multiple Choice

The following data have been collected for a simple linear regression analysis relating sales (y) to price (x) : In applying the least squares criterion, the slope (b) and the intercept (a) for the best-fitting line are b = -12 and a = 162.Produce the 99% confidence interval estimate of the population slope, β.Report the upper bound for your interval.

• A)-16.7
• B)40.5
• C)21.4
• D)-15.2
• E)26.9

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