Consider the following sample data for the relationship between advertising budget and sales for Product A:
Observation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Advertising ($) | 100,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 120,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 140,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 160,000 |
Sales ($) | 603,000 | 676,000 | 655,000 | 748,000 | 796,000 | 785,000 | 858,000 | 891,000 | 935,000 | 980,000 |
What is the slope of the "least-squares" best-fit regression line?
Please round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Note that the correct answer will be evaluated based on the full-precision result you would obtain using Excel.
The excel output for regression equation is:
Hence,
Slope of the least square fit = Coefficient of Advertisement = 6.20
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