Business Analytics
Business Analytics
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ISBN: 9780135231715
Author: Evans
Publisher: PEARSON
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Correlation
Correlation defines a relationship between two independent variables. It tells the degree to which variables move in relation to each other. When two sets of data are related to each other, there is a correlation between them.
Linear Correlation
A correlation is used to determine the relationships between numerical and categorical variables. In other words, it is an indicator of how things are connected to one another. The correlation analysis is the study of how variables are related.
Regression Analysis
Regression analysis is a statistical method in which it estimates the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variable. In simple terms dependent variable is called as outcome variable and independent variable is called as p…
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Ch. 4 - Prob. 1PECh. 4 - Classify each of the data elements in the Sales...Ch. 4 - Identify each of the variables in the Excel file...Ch. 4 - Classify each of the variables in the Excel file...Ch. 4 - Use the COUNTIF function to construct a frequency...Ch. 4 - A community health status survey obtained the...Ch. 4 - Construct frequency distributions and histograms...Ch. 4 - Use the Histogram tool to develop a frequency...Ch. 4 - Prob. 12PECh. 4 - Use a PivotTable to construct a frequency...
Ch. 4 - Prob. 14PECh. 4 - Find the 20thand80th percentiles of home prices in...Ch. 4 - Find the 10thand90th percentiles and the first and...Ch. 4 - Prob. 18PECh. 4 - Find the first, second, and third quartiles for...Ch. 4 - Prob. 20PECh. 4 - Prob. 21PECh. 4 - Find the mean, median, and midrange for the data...Ch. 4 - In the Excel file Facebook Survey, find the mean,...Ch. 4 - Considering the data in the Excel file Home Market...Ch. 4 - Considering the data in the Excel file Home Market...Ch. 4 - In the Excel file Facebook Survey, find the range,...Ch. 4 - For the Excel file Tablet Computer Sales, find the...Ch. 4 - The Excel file Atlanta Airline Data provides...Ch. 4 - Compute the coefficient of variation for each...Ch. 4 - Find 30 days of stock prices for three companies...Ch. 4 - Apply the Descriptive Statistics tool for subsets...Ch. 4 - Use the Descriptive Statistics tool to summarize...Ch. 4 - Prob. 39PECh. 4 - Prob. 42PECh. 4 - Prob. 43PECh. 4 - Prob. 44PECh. 4 - Prob. 45PECh. 4 - In the Excel file Bicycle Inventory, find the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 48PECh. 4 - Prob. 49PECh. 4 - Prob. 50PECh. 4 - Prob. 51PECh. 4 - Prob. 52PECh. 4 - Prob. 55PECh. 4 - Prob. 56PECh. 4 - Prob. 57PECh. 4 - Prob. 58PECh. 4 - Prob. 59PECh. 4 - In the Excel file Weddings, determine the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 61PECh. 4 - Prob. 62PECh. 4 - For the Presidents Inn Guest Database, find the...Ch. 4 - For the Excel file Credit Risk Data, compute the...Ch. 4 - Compute the z-scores for the data in the Excel...Ch. 4 - Prob. 67PECh. 4 - Prob. 68PECh. 4 - Prob. 70PECh. 4 - Prob. 71PECh. 4 - Prob. 73PECh. 4 - Prob. 74PECh. 4 - Prob. 75PE
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