Q21 — Advertising Effectiveness and Sales Prediction(广告效果与销量预测)

Question (EN): A retail company studies whether the number of online advertisements () influences weekly sales (, in thousands of dollars). The following sample data are collected:

(Ads) (Sales)

Additional information:

  • ,

Tasks:

  1. Compute the estimated simple linear regression equation .
  2. Interpret the slope in a business context.
  3. Given , compute the correlation coefficient and interpret its meaning.

Q22 — Multi-Observation Regression Analysis (Corrected Version)(多观测值回归分析|纠错重出版)

Question (EN): A regional e-commerce company analyzes whether weekly digital advertising exposure (, measured as the number of campaigns) affects weekly revenue (, in thousands of dollars). A random sample of weeks is collected as follows:

(Campaigns) (Revenue)

Tasks:

  1. Use the least squares method to estimate the simple linear regression equation .
  2. Interpret the slope in a business context.
  3. Compute the coefficient of determination .
  4. Compute the correlation coefficient and comment on the strength of the linear relationship.
  5. Briefly evaluate whether the model is appropriate for prediction.