Instruction 12-10
The management of a chain electronic store would like to develop a model for predicting the weekly sales (in thousands of dollars)for individual stores based on the number of customers who made purchases.A random sample of 12 stores yields the following results:
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | }
\hline \text { Customers } & \text { Sales (Thousands of Dollars) } \
\hline 907 & 11.20 \
\hline 926 & 11.05 \
\hline 713 & 8.21 \
\hline 741 & 9.21 \
\hline 780 & 9.42 \
\hline 698 & 10.08 \
\hline 510 & 6.73 \
\hline 529 & 7.02 \
\hline 460 & 6.12 \
\hline 872 & 9.52 \
\hline 650 & 7.53 \
\hline 603 & 7.25 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-Referring to Instruction 12-10,it is inappropriate to compute the Durbin-Watson statistic and test for autocorrelation in this case.

Question

Instruction 12-10
The management of a chain electronic store would like to develop a model for predicting the weekly sales (in thousands of dollars)for individual stores based on the number of customers who made purchases.A random sample of 12 stores yields the following results:
 $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Customers } & \text { Sales (Thousands of Dollars) } \
\hline 907 & 11.20 \
\hline 926 & 11.05 \
\hline 713 & 8.21 \
\hline 741 & 9.21 \
\hline 780 & 9.42 \
\hline 698 & 10.08 \
\hline 510 & 6.73 \
\hline 529 & 7.02 \
\hline 460 & 6.12 \
\hline 872 & 9.52 \
\hline 650 & 7.53 \
\hline 603 & 7.25 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
-Referring to Instruction 12-10,it is inappropriate to compute the Durbin-Watson statistic and test for autocorrelation in this case.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Durbin-Watson statistic is used to detect autocorrelation in the residuals of a regression analysis, which is relevant for time series data. In this case, the data is cross-sectional (from different stores at one point in time), not time series, so testing for autocorrelation is inappropriate.

Instruction 12-10 the Management of a Chain Electronic Store Would

Instruction 12-10
the Management of a Chain Electronic Store Would