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Selects
MINUTES
as
x
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SALES
as
y
-list, indicates
current curve-fitting
model, and displays
FRCST menu.
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Correlation coefficient for
linear model.
The correlation coefficient calculated above is acceptable to BJ’s. Using
the linear model, estimate what the level of sales would be if the
business purchased 7 minutes of advertising time per week.
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Stores 7 in variable
MINUTES.
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Forecasts the sales
resulting from 7 minutes of
radio advertising.
How many minutes of advertising should BJ’s buy if it wants to attain
sales of $3,000
?
3000
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The business should buy
about 6 minutes of
advertising for sales of
$3,000.
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If the model named here is not the one you want to use, press
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and select the one you want.
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This result is not the same as it would be if
SALES
were the independent (
x
)
variable, and
MINUTES
were the dependent (
y
) variable.