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How does a researcher determine which set of clustering variables is best?  

Q38 Using the regression output above, what is the sales prediction for a month in which the store is 6 months old with a price of $21.00 dollars? Write down your work on paper and send an image to faculty after the exam.  

Q34 Suppose the researcher wishes to estimate the mean of beliefs about the ability of a child to get a good education across the population of all males.  Using the information in the table above, calculate a 90% confidence interval for this value.  Enter the values of the interval below.  Write down any work on paper and email an image to faculty after the exam.

Which of the following techniques could not be used in analyzing the survey results for the following question (given to automobile owners)   How much did you pay for your most recent automobile purchase?      (0) 0-15,000         (1) 15,001 – 30,000        (2) 30,001 – 45,000        (3) 45,001 – 60,000        (4) 60,001+

Case:  A marketing researcher for a political party collects data using a survey about political attitudes. He administers the questionnaire to 100 respondents. One of the questions is the Likert statement “I do not believe that children can get a good education in schools today”, where 1 = Totally disagree, 2 = Somewhat disagree, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Totally agree. In addition, the researcher obtains information about respondents’ sex. –REFER TO THIS CASE FOR QUESTIONS 31 – 34– Q31: Which of the following techniques could be used to investigate the relationship between sex (m/f) and education attitudes using the data described above?

Q39:  Using the regression output above, what is the prediction for next years total spend for a 52 year old male customer that visited the store 3 times the previous year?

Q34: Suppose the researcher wishes to estimate the mean of beliefs about the ability of a child to get a good education across the population of all males.  Using the information in the table above, calculate a 90% confidence interval for this value.

Note: use the following fact pattern for the next two questions.   Hermine is a partner with a capital and profits interest in Fringetree, a general partnership. On January 1, Fringetree distributes the following assets to Hermine in complete liquidation of her interest (a proportionate liquidating distribution):   Fair valueAdjusted basisCash$60,000$60,000Hot Asset$10,000$0Other Asset A$40,000$30,000Other Asset B $160,000 $90,000 Total$270,000$180,000   The partnership has no liabilities.   [question 1 of 2] If Hermine’s basis in her partnership interest was $80,000, what is Hermine’s beginning basis in Other Asset A after the distribution?

Hermine is a partner with a capital and profits interest in Fringetree, a general partnership. On January 1, Fringetree distributes the following assets to Hermine in complete liquidation of her interest (a proportionate liquidating distribution):     Fair value Adjusted basis Cash $60,000 $60,000 Hot Asset $10,000 $0 Other Asset A $40,000 $30,000 Other Asset B $160,000 $90,000 Total $270,000 $180,000   The partnership has no liabilities.   [question 2 of 2] If Hermine’s basis in her partnership interest was instead $360,000 (and not $80,000), what is Hermine’s beginning basis in Other Asset A after the distribution?

Nicole and Paula each own 50 percent of Magnolia, an S corporation. Magnolia reported the following revenues and expenses:   Sales revenue – $720,000 Cost of goods sold – ($200,000) Depreciation expense (MACRS) – ($12,000) Sec. 179 expense – ($44,000) Long-term capital gains – $8,000 Qualified dividends – $5,000 Nontaxable interest income – $3,000 Salaries to owners – ($120,000) Employee wages (excluding salaries to owners) – ($50,000)   In addition, Nicole and Paula each received distributions of $10,000 from Magnolia.   [question 3 of 3] If Nicole’s basis in her Magnolia stock at the beginning of the year was $40,000, what is her basis after considering the above items?