Twenty-One Executives in a Large Corporation Were Randomly Selected for a Study

question 62

Short Answer

Twenty-one executives in a large corporation were randomly selected for a study to determine the effect of several factors on annual salary (expressed in $000's). The factors selected were age, seniority, years of college, number of company divisions they had been exposed to and the level of their responsibility. A regression analysis was performed using a popular spreadsheet program with the following regression output:

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Definitions:

Net Exports

The difference between a country's total value of exports and total value of imports, indicating if a country is in a trade surplus or deficit.

Surplus

A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded.

Net Capital Outflow

The disparity between domestic residents buying foreign assets and foreigners buying domestic assets.

Loanable Funds

The total resources available for lending, determined by the market where borrowers seek funds and lenders provide them, influencing interest rates.