A Manager Has Collected Data on Sales, the Economy, and Taxes

Multiple Choice

A manager has collected data on sales, the economy, and taxes over a number of years, and statistically estimates an equation that describes how each of these predictors has affected staffing levels in the past.This equation is used to predict future staffing levels.This is an example of ________.

A) regression analysis
B) ratio analysis
C) trend analysis
D) Markov analysis