For the following bookstore sales data, the correlation is 0.965. Number of Salespeople Working               Sales (in $1000) 2................................................................................................10 3................................................................................................11 7................................................................................................13 9................................................................................................14 10..............................................................................................18 10..............................................................................................20 12..............................................................................................20 15..............................................................................................22 16..............................................................................................22 20..............................................................................................26 x = 10.4............................................................................ŷ = 17.6 SD(x) = 5.64...............................................................SD(y) = 5.34 a) Prepare a scatterplot of Sales against Number of Salespeople working. b) What can you say about the direction of the association? c) What can you say about the form of the relationship?

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For the following bookstore sales data, the correlation is 0.965.

Number of Salespeople Working               Sales (in $1000)
2................................................................................................10
3................................................................................................11
7................................................................................................13
9................................................................................................14
10..............................................................................................18
10..............................................................................................20
12..............................................................................................20
15..............................................................................................22
16..............................................................................................22
20..............................................................................................26
x = 10.4............................................................................ŷ = 17.6

SD(x) = 5.64...............................................................SD(y) = 5.34

a) Prepare a scatterplot of Sales against Number of Salespeople working.
b) What can you say about the direction of the association?
c) What can you say about the form of the relationship?

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