MBA 710 Data Analysis Assignment #6 Rubric

In this practice, you will need to work on the data provided to complete the following tasks in Excel.

• Part 1 & Part 2 – Use Sales to predict Tax expenses.

• Part 3 – Target Corp Quarterly Sales prediction.

Part 1 (10 points) Diagnose Statistics. Please run an analysis on BOTH sales and tax. (Please don't delete
any outlier.)

1. Present mean, median, standard deviation, Min, Max for the two variables and the correlation
for the two variables. (5 points)
2. Add a histogram chart for tax (No need to delete any observations). (5 points)

Part 2 (20 points) Regression and Prediction. Please use sale(X) to predict tax (Y). You don't need to
delete the outliers in this assignment. However, this is something you need to consider in your real work
situation.

1. Add a scatter chart to show the relationship of the two variables. (5 points)
2. Add the regression line and the regression equation with R square in the chart. (5 points)
3. Using SLOPE and INTERCEPT function to get the slope and intercept. (5 points)
4. Predict the tax when sales are 7500 and 6800. (5 points)

Part 3 (20 points) Forecast Target sales

1. Add a chart to show the seasonal effect in Target sales. (5 points)

2. Use Data Analysis to add regression output including the prediction with residual. (5 points)
3. Predict the sales of the four quarters from 2022 Q1 to Q4. (5 points)
4. Add a line in the graph that shows the prediction results from 2006 Q1 to 2022 Q4. (5 points)