linear regression model, you've found the following relationship:

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You work as a sales operations analyst in a company that makes 3D printers. Your manager has asked you to determine if a salesperson's sales volume (in terms of the number of 3D printers they sell in a year) depends on the number of client calls they make. After analyzing past data and creating a linear regression model, you've found the following relationship:

No. of printers sold = 18.47 + 1.13 times the number of client calls.

 

 

1. Based on this, how many client calls will a salesperson need to make to sell 245 printers next year?

a. 200 (rounds to)
b. 215 (rounds to)
c. 230 (rounds to)
d. 240 (rounds to)
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