A Taiwan Electronics Company Exports Personal Computers (PCs) to the U.S

question 48

Multiple Choice

A Taiwan electronics company exports personal computers (PCs) to the U.S. Their PC sales (in thousands) over the past five years are given below in Table 6.
Table 6
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Sales } \\\hline 1 & 6 \\\hline 2 & 9 \\\hline 3 & 13 \\\hline 4 & 15 \\\hline 5 & 20 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-The simple regression intercept (a) and the slope (b) for the data in Table 6 is:

• A) Y = 2.4 + 3.4X.
• B) Y = 2.8 + 4.4X.
• C) Y = 2.8 + 5.4X.
• D) Y = 2.4 + 4.4X.

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