Which of the following statements best represents how to interpret the sample coefficient of correlation, r, for the sales regression?   a)  a.          Based on its value, we can assume that the relationship between sales and advertising is relatively weak and positive   b)  b.         Based on its value, we can assume that when advertising expenditures are going up, sales are also going down   c)  c.          Based on its value, we can clearly say that advertising expenditures are causing sales to rise   d)  d.         none of the above are correct   e)  e.          a, b, and c are all correct

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Fall 2020 

 

 

 

Yi_sales

Xi_advert

Xi*Yi

Xi2

Predicted Yi_sales

Residuals

Residuals2

700

8

5600

64

626.6307

31.36929

984.0326

560

2

1120

4

292.4166

267.5834

71600.89

1000

13

13000

169

892.8691

47.13091

2221.323

302

5.8

1751.6

33.64

513.3378

-166.338

27668.26

100

2.1

210

4.41

303.7459

-179.746

32308.57

 

 

21681.6

275.05

   

134783.1

y-bar =

532.4

       

 

x-bar =

6.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correlation matrix

 Fall 2020

Yi_sales

Xi_advert

Yi_sales

1

0.816882

Xi_advert

0.816882

1

Suppose you are doing a simple, ordinary least squares regression to predict the sales (in millions) of a Fortune 500 company, Yi,…. using advertising expenditures (in millions), Xi.  Above are some calculations completed.

 

Which of the following statements best represents how to interpret the

sample coefficient of correlation, r, for the sales regression?

 

a) 

a.          Based on its value, we can assume that the relationship between sales and advertising is relatively weak and positive

 

b) 

b.         Based on its value, we can assume that when advertising expenditures are going up, sales are also going down

 

c) 

c.          Based on its value, we can clearly say that advertising expenditures are causing sales to rise

 

d) 

d.         none of the above are correct

 

e) 

e.          a, b, and c are all correct

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