Prior to beginning work on this assignment:

Read Chapters $7$ and $8$ in the textbook, Business Analytics: Communicating with Numbers, $2$e$.$

Review the infographic $$Linear Regression Analysis $$ An Example$.$

Three graphs placed next to each other with two variables, the first representing a positive linear relationship between the two variables, the second representing a negative linear relationship between the two variables, and the third representing no linear relationship between two variables. Please check the long$-$description provided for this image.

Long description

The journal$$s intent is for you to apply what you have learned to how data analytics is applied in the industry. After reading the assigned chapters and resources, write a reflective journal on what regression analysis means and how that impacts business decision$-$making. Your journal should be between two to three pages excluding the cover and reference page. For assistance writing a reflective journal, refer to the Sample Reflective Writing Links to an external site. resource.

$|$ Skills Learned

This activity helps you practice the following industry$-$required skills:

Statistical Analysis

Statistics

Business Decision$-$Making