A sales manager for an advertising agency believes that there is a relationship between the number of contacts that a salesperson makes and the amount of 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 salesperson makes and the amount of 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 represented by the coefficient of the independent variable, which is 2.195 in this case.

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