Develop a linear regression model for these data and indicate if there appears to be a strong relationship between website hits and orders.

What would be the forecast for orders with $60,000$ hits per month?

$12-19.$ ITown is a large computer discount store that sells computers and ancillary equipment and software in the town where State University is located. It has collected historical data on computer sales and printer sales for the past $10$ years as follows:

Year

$2$

$3$

Personal Computer Sales

$1,045$

$1,610$

$860$

Printers Sold

$381$

$579$

$312$

$4$

$5$

$1,211$

$975$

$501$

$296$

$6$

$7$

$8$

$9$

$10$

$1,117$

$1,066$

$1,310$

$1,517$

$1,246$

$415$

$535$

$592$

$607$

$473$

a$.$

Develop a linear trend line forecast to forecast printer demand in year $11.$

b$.$

Develop a linear regression model relating printer sales to computer sales to forecast printer demand in year $11$ if $1500$ computers are sold.

c$.$ Compare the forecasts developed in parts