Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition
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Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, David F. Stephan, Kathryn Szabat
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 25PS
Accounting Today identified top public accounting firms in ten geographic regions across the U.S. The file AccountingPartners6 contains data for public accounting firms in the Southeast, Gulf Coast, and Capital Regions. The variables are: revenue
Develop the most appropriate multiple regression model to predict firm revenue. Be Sure to perform a through residual analysis. In addition, provide a detailed explanation of the results.
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Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition
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