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        Suppose that the sales manager of a large automotive parts distributor wants to estimate as early as April the total annual sales of a region. On the basis of regional sales, the total sales for the company can also be estimated. If, based on past experience, it is found that the April estimates of annual sales are reasonably accurate, then in future years the April forecast could be used to revise production schedules and maintain the correct inventory at the retail outlets.  Several factors appear to be related to sales, including the number of retail outlets in the region stocking the company’s parts, the number of automobiles in the region registered as of April 1, and the total personal income for the first quarter of the year.  Five independent variables were finally selected as being the most important (according to the sales manager). Then the data were gathered for a recent year. The total annual sales for that year for each region were also recorded.  Note in the following table that for region 1 there were 1,739 retail outlets stocking the company’s automotive parts, there were 9,270,000 registered automobiles in the region as of April 1 and so on. The sales for that year were $37,702,000.
 Annual
 Sales
 ($ millions),
 Y
 37.702
 24.196
 32.055
 3.611
 17.625
 45.919
 29.600
 8.114
 20.116
 12.994
 Number of
 Retail
 Outlets
 X1
 1,739
 1,221
 1,846
 120
 1,096
 2,290
 1,687
 241
 649
 1,427
 Number of
 Automobiles
 Registered
 (millions),
 X2
 9.27
 5.86
 8.81
 3.81
 10.31
 11.62
 8.96
 6.28
 7.77
 10.92
 Personal
 Income
 ($ billions),
 X3
 85.4
 60.7
 68.1
 20.2
 33.8
 95.1
 69.3
 16.3
 34.9
 15.1
 Average
 Age of
 Automobiles
 (years),
 X4
 3.5
 5.0
 4.4
 4.0
 3.5
 4.1
 4.1
 5.9
 5.5
 4.1
 Number of
 Supervisors,
 X5
 9.0
 5.0
 7.0
 5.0
 7.0
 13.0
 15.0
 11.0
 16.0
 10.0
 Conduct a global test of hypothesis to determine whether any of the regression coefficients are not zero. Use the .05 significance level.
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                      Aug 30, 2010, 06:59 AM
                  
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        Suppose that the sales manager of a large automotive parts distributor wants to estimate as early as April the total annual sales of a region. On the basis of regional sales, the total sales for the company can also be estimated. If, based on past experience, it is found that the April estimates of annual sales are reasonably accurate, then in future years the April forecast could be used to revise production schedules and maintain the correct inventory at the retail outlets. Several factors appear to be related to sales, including the number of retail outlets in the region stocking the company’s parts, the number of automobiles in the region registered as of April 1, and the total personal income for the first quarter of the year. Five independent variables were finally selected as being the most important (according to the sales manager). Then the data were gathered for a recent year. The total annual sales for that year for each region were also recorded. Note in the following table that for region 1 there were 1,739 retail outlets stocking the company’s automotive parts, there were 9,270,000 registered automobiles in the region as of April 1 and so on. The sales for that year were $37,702,000.
 
 Annual
 Sales
 ($ millions),
 Y
 37.702
 24.196
 32.055
 3.611
 17.625
 45.919
 29.600
 8.114
 20.116
 12.994
 Number of
 Retail
 Outlets
 X1
 1,739
 1,221
 1,846
 120
 1,096
 2,290
 1,687
 241
 649
 1,427
 Number of
 Automobiles
 Registered
 (millions),
 X2
 9.27
 5.86
 8.81
 3.81
 10.31
 11.62
 8.96
 6.28
 7.77
 10.92
 Personal
 Income
 ($ billions),
 X3
 85.4
 60.7
 68.1
 20.2
 33.8
 95.1
 69.3
 16.3
 34.9
 15.1
 Average
 Age of
 Automobiles
 (years),
 X4
 3.5
 5.0
 4.4
 4.0
 3.5
 4.1
 4.1
 5.9
 5.5
 4.1
 Number of
 Supervisors,
 X5
 9.0
 5.0
 7.0
 5.0
 7.0
 13.0
 15.0
 11.0
 16.0
 10.0
 Conduct a global test of hypothesis to determine whether any of the regression coefficients are not zero. Use the .05 significance level.
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