Practical Management Science
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Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Chapter 13, Problem 34P
A small computer chip manufacturer wants to
- a. Determine an equation that can be used to predict monthly production costs from units produced. Are there any outliers?
- b. How could the regression line obtained in part a be used to determine whether the company was efficient or inefficient during any particular month?
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Practical Management Science
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