A company has observed that there is a linear relationship b
A company has observed that there is a linear relationship between indirect labor expense (ILE) , in dollars, and direct labor hours (DLH). Data for direct labor hours and indirect labor expense for 18 months are given in the file ILE_and_DLH.xlsx
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Treating ILE as the response variable, use regression to fit a straight line to all 18 data points.
 
 Approximately what percentage of the variation in indirect labor expenses is explained by the regression model you derived?
 
 Place your answer, rounded to 1 decimal place, in the blank. Do not use any stray punctuation marks or a percentage sign. For example, 78.9 would be a legitimate entry.
| DLH(X) | ILE(Y) | 
| 20 | 361 | 
| 25 | 400 | 
| 22 | 376 | 
| 23 | 384 | 
| 20 | 361 | 
| 19 | 360 | 
| 24 | 427.2 | 
| 28 | 458.4 | 
| 26 | 450.8 | 
| 29 | 475.2 | 
| 27 | 462.6 | 
| 25 | 445 | 
| 28 | 511 | 
| 32 | 550.8 | 
| 35 | 587.8 | 
| 34 | 574.1 | 
| 30 | 535.4 | 
| 36 | 591.5 Treating ILE as the response variable, use regression to fit a  straight line to all 18 data points. | 
Solution
sing the \"RegressIon\" feature of Excel, the linear regression equation is ...
 
 Y = 52.1819582 +(15.2640264)(X)
 
 r = 0.977706689
 
 R

