Reference no: EM1321233 
                                                                               
                                       
Question: The marketing manager of a large supermarket chain would like to use shelf space to predict the sales of pet food.  For a random sample of 12 similar stores, she gathered the following information regarding the shelf space, in feet, devoted to pet food & the weekly sales in hundreds of dollars.  Use these data to answer questions 1 through 3.
| 
 Store 
 | 
 1 
 | 
 2 
 | 
 3 
 | 
 4 
 | 
 5 
 | 
 6 
 | 
| 
 Shelf Space 
 | 
 5 
 | 
 5 
 | 
 5 
 | 
 10 
 | 
 10 
 | 
 10 
 | 
| 
 Weekly Sales 
 | 
 1.6 
 | 
 2.2 
 | 
 1.4 
 | 
 1.9 
 | 
 2.4 
 | 
 2.6 
 | 
 
| 
 Store 
 | 
 7 
 | 
 8 
 | 
 9 
 | 
 10 
 | 
 11 
 | 
 12 
 | 
| 
 Shelf Space 
 | 
 15 
 | 
 15 
 | 
 15 
 | 
 20 
 | 
 20 
 | 
 20 
 | 
| 
 Weekly Sales 
 | 
 2.3 
 | 
 2.7 
 | 
 2.8 
 | 
 2.6 
 | 
 2.9 
 | 
 3.1 
 | 
[1.] Is the correlation between weekly sales & shelf space significant at the .01 level of significance?
[A] No, the sample correlation coefficient does not exceed the critical value.
[B] Yes, the p-value of the test for significance is less than .01.
[C] Yes, the value of the test statistic does not exceed the critical value.
[D] Yes, the computed t-test statistic is less than the critical value.
[2.] Find the estimated regression equation?
[A] ? = 2.63 + 0.724x
[B] ? = 1.45 + 0.724x
[C] ? = 1.45 + 0.074x
[D] ? = 2.63 - 0.174x
[3.] Calculate the value of the sample correlation coefficient between weekly sales & shelf space.
[A] 0.684
[B] 0.827
[C] 0.652
[D] 0.308