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TABLE 12-4
The managers of a brokerage firm are interested in finding out if the number of new clients a broker brings into the firm affects the sales generated by the broker. They sample 12 brokers and determine the number of new clients they have enrolled in the last year and their sales amounts in thousands of dollars. These data are presented in the table that follows.
TABLE 12-4 The managers of a brokerage firm are interested in finding out if the number of new clients a broker brings into the firm affects the sales generated by the broker. They sample 12 brokers and determine the number of new clients they have enrolled in the last year and their sales amounts in thousands of dollars. These data are presented in the table that follows.    -Referring to Table 12-4, the regression sum of squares (SSR)is ________.
-Referring to Table 12-4, the regression sum of squares (SSR)is ________.


Definitions:

Merchant

An individual or company engaged in the wholesale or retail sale of goods, services, or commodities for profit.

Carrier

In telecommunications, an entity that provides services for transmitting data and communications; in transportation, a company responsible for transporting goods or passengers.

FOB

Stands for Free On Board, a term used in international shipping indicating that the seller bears the cost of loading goods onto a shipping vessel, while the buyer pays for transportation and insurance.

Shipment Contract

A sales agreement where the seller is obligated to send the goods to a specific destination, and the risk of loss passes to the buyer when the goods are delivered to the carrier.

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