USE EXCEL  4-1 Consider the following sample data for the relationship between advertising budget and sales for Product A: Observation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Advertising ($) 40,000 50,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 70,000 80,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 Sales ($) 239,000 315,000 311,000 363,000 432,000 438,000 493,000 486,000 535,000 603,000   What is the slope of the "least-squares" best-fit regression line? Please round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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Consider the following sample data for the relationship between advertising budget and sales for Product A:

Observation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Advertising ($) 40,000 50,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 70,000 80,000 80,000 90,000 100,000
Sales ($) 239,000 315,000 311,000 363,000 432,000 438,000 493,000 486,000 535,000 603,000

 

What is the slope of the "least-squares" best-fit regression line?

Please round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Note that the correct answer will be evaluated based on the full-precision result you would obtain using Excel.

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