Home Products.com believes there is a linear connection between the number of service operators that it has available for its live customer chat option each work shift (x) and the percentage of items purchased by customers that are returned to the company each week (y).The following sample data were used to establish the relationship: The computer output below shows partial results for the linear regression analysis.Determine the upper bound on the appropriate 95% confidence interval estimate of the population slope-a value that would be entered in the indicated cell below.

A)3.8
B)6.8
C)-4.3
D)-2.7
E)4.6

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Home Products.com believes there is a linear connection between the number of service operators that it has available for its live customer chat option each work shift (x) and the percentage of items purchased by customers that are returned to the company each week (y).The following sample data were used to establish the relationship:  The computer output below shows partial results for the linear regression analysis.Determine the upper bound on the appropriate 95% confidence interval estimate of the population slope-a value that would be entered in the indicated cell below.
 
A)3.8 
B)6.8 
C)-4.3 
D)-2.7 
E)4.6

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The Answer of Home Products.com believes there is a linear connection between the number of service operators that it has available for its live customer chat option each work shift (x) and the percentage of items purchased by customers that are returned to the company each week (y).The following sample data were used to establish the relationship:  The computer output below shows partial results for the linear regression analysis.Determine the upper bound on the appropriate 95% confidence interval estimate of the population slope-a value that would be entered in the indicated cell below.
 
A)3.8 
B)6.8 
C)-4.3 
D)-2.7 
E)4.6