The 2012 sales and profits of seven clothes companies were as follows: a. Calculate the sample regression
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a. Calculate the sample regression line, where t is the dependent variable and sales is the in de pen dent variable.
b. Estimate the 2012 average profit of a clothing firm with 2012 sales of $0.2 billion.
c. Can this regression line be used to predict a clothing firm's profit in 2026? Explain.
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Profit bllions) 0.27 0.12 0.00 0.04 0.05 0.46 0.00 Firm Sales (S billions) 5.7 6.7 0.2 0.6 3.8 12.5 0.5 Maxx Bleu Goden nex Chateau L & T Eastview
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