Salary and Years Narrative

question 138

Essay

Salary and Years Narrative
A company manager is interested in the relationship between x = number of years that an employee has been with the company and y = the employee's annual salary (in thousands of dollars). The following statistical software output is from a regression analysis for predicting y from x for n = 15 data points. s = 0.8081 R-sq = 97.9% R-sq(adj) = 97.8%
-Refer to Salary and Years Narrative. Does a linear relationship exist between x and y? Test using = 0.05.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

Spurning possible enhancements from different opportunities by electing a specific option.

New Capital

Funds or assets newly invested for the purpose of generating additional income or growth.

Investment

The act of allocating resources, usually money, with the expectation of generating an income or profit.

Comparative Advantage

The ability of a country, individual, company, or region to produce a good or offer a service at a lower opportunity cost than competitors.