A sales manager for an advertising agency believes that there is a relationship between the number of contacts that a sales person makes and the amount of the sales dollars earned. A regression analysis shows the following results: What is the slope of the linear equation?
A) -12.201
B) 2.195
C) -1.860
D) 12.505

Question

A sales manager for an advertising agency believes that there is a relationship between the number of contacts that a sales person makes and the amount of the sales dollars earned. A regression analysis shows the following results:  What is the slope of the linear equation?
A) -12.201 
B) 2.195 
C) -1.860 
D) 12.505

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The slope of the linear equation is the coefficient of the independent variable (number of contacts) in the regression equation. In this case, the coefficient is 2.195, so the answer is B.

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