Case Study on Linear Regression Analysis
Data
| Company | Total Compensation | Years | Change in Stock Price | Change in Company's Sales | MBA |
| Number | ($ thousands) | in current position | from previous year (%) | from Previous Year (%) | dummy variable |
| 1 | 1,530 | 7 | 48 | 89 | 1 |
| 2 | 1,117 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 1 |
| 3 | 602 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 0 |
| 4 | 1,170 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | 1,086 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 0 |
| 6 | 2,536 | 9 | 81 | -16 | 1 |
| 7 | 300 | 2 | -17 | -17 | 0 |
| 8 | 670 | 2 | -15 | -67 | 1 |
| 9 | 250 | 0 | -52 | 49 | 0 |
| 10 | 2,413 | 10 | 109 | -27 | 1 |
| 11 | 2,707 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 1 |
| 12 | 341 | 1 | 28 | -7 | 0 |
| 13 | 734 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 0 |
| 14 | 2,368 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 0 |
| 15 | 743 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 1 |
| 16 | 898 | 7 | -21 | -20 | 1 |
| 17 | 498 | 4 | 16 | -24 | 0 |
| 18 | 250 | 2 | -10 | 64 | 0 |
| 19 | 1,388 | 4 | 8 | -58 | 1 |
| 20 | 898 | 5 | 28 | -73 | 1 |
| 21 | 408 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 1 |
| 22 | 1,091 | 6 | 34 | 66 | 0 |
| 23 | 1,550 | 7 | 49 | -4 | 1 |
| 24 | 832 | 5 | 26 | 55 | 0 |
| 25 | 1,462 | 7 | 46 | 10 | 1 |
| 26 | 1,456 | 7 | 46 | -5 | 1 |
| 27 | 1,984 | 8 | 63 | 28 | 1 |
| 28 | 1,493 | 10 | 12 | -36 | 0 |
| 29 | 2,021 | 7 | 48 | 72 | 1 |
| 30 | 2,871 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | 245 | 0 | -58 | -16 | 1 |
| 32 | 3,217 | 11 | 102 | 51 | 1 |
| 33 | 1,315 | 7 | 42 | -7 | 0 |
| 34 | 1,730 | 9 | 55 | 122 | 1 |
| 35 | 260 | 0 | -54 | -41 | 1 |
| 36 | 250 | 2 | -17 | -35 | 0 |
| 37 | 718 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 1 |
| 38 | 1,593 | 8 | 66 | 76 | 1 |
| 39 | 1,905 | 8 | 67 | -48 | 1 |
| 40 | 2,283 | 5 | 21 | 64 | 1 |
| 41 | 2,253 | 7 | 46 | 104 | 1 |
| 42 | 254 | 0 | -41 | 99 | 0 |
| 43 | 1,883 | 8 | 60 | -12 | 1 |
| 44 | 1,501 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 |
| 45 | 386 | 0 | -17 | -18 | 0 |
| 46 | 2,181 | 11 | 37 | 27 | 1 |
| 47 | 1,766 | 6 | 40 | 41 | 1 |
| 48 | 1,897 | 8 | -24 | -41 | 1 |
| 49 | 1,157 | 5 | 21 | 87 | 1 |
| 50 | 246 | 3 | 1 | -34 | 0 |