A sales manager for an advertising agency believes there is a relationship between the number of contacts and the amount of the sales. To verify this believe, the following data was collected:                                                        Number of             Salesperson                    Contacts                  Sales (in thousands)                     1                                   14                                   24                     2                                   12                                   14                     3                                   20                                   28                     4                                   16                                   30                     5                                   46                                   80                     6                                   23                                   30                     7                                   48                                   90                     8                                   50                                   85                     9                                   55                                   120                    10                                  50                                   110   What is the dependent variable? Salesperson Number of contacts Amount of sales All the above None of the above

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A sales manager for an advertising agency believes there is a relationship between the number of contacts and the amount of the sales. To verify this believe, the following data was collected:

 

 

                                                   Number of

            Salesperson                    Contacts                  Sales (in thousands)

                    1                                   14                                   24

                    2                                   12                                   14

                    3                                   20                                   28

                    4                                   16                                   30

                    5                                   46                                   80

                    6                                   23                                   30

                    7                                   48                                   90

                    8                                   50                                   85

                    9                                   55                                   120

                   10                                  50                                   110

 

  1. What is the dependent variable?
  2. Salesperson
  3. Number of contacts
  4. Amount of sales
  5. All the above
  6. None of the above

 

 

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