A manufacturer is developing a facility plan to provide production capacity for its factory. The amount of capacity required in the future depends on the number of products demanded by its customers. The data below reflect past sales of its products: Year Annual Sales (number of products) Year Annual Sales (number of products) 1 490 5 461 2 487 6 475 3 492 7 472 4 478 8 458 Use simple linear regression to forecast annual demand for the products for each of the next three (3) years, by using the tabular method  to: derive the values for the intercept and slope

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A manufacturer is developing a facility plan to provide production capacity for its factory. The amount of capacity required in the future depends on the number of products demanded by its customers. The data below reflect past sales of its products:

Year

Annual Sales (number of products)

Year

Annual Sales (number of products)

1

490

5

461

2

487

6

475

3

492

7

472

4

478

8

458

Use simple linear regression to forecast annual demand for the products for each of the next three (3) years, by using the tabular method  to:

    1. derive the values for the intercept and slope
    2. derive the linear equation
    3. plot the linear regression line
    4. develop a forecast for the firm’s  annual sales for each of the next three years    
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