A manager of a product sales group believes the number of sales made by an employee depends on how many years that employee has been with the company and how he/she scored on a business aptitude test.A random sample of 38 employees was selected to collect data on their number of sales,number of years with the company and scores on a business aptitude test.Which of the following would you perform to draw conclusion on the belief?
A)One-way ANOVA.
B)Simple linear regression.
C)Two-way ANOVA
D)Multiple linear regression.

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Multiple linear regression is the best choice because it allows us to examine the relationship between the number of sales made by an employee and multiple independent variables, including the number of years with the company and scores on a business aptitude test. One-way ANOVA and simple linear regression would only allow us to examine the relationship between one independent variable and the number of sales, while two-way ANOVA is used to examine the interaction between two independent variables.

A Manager of a Product Sales Group Believes the Number