Week 7 Discussion Analytics and Econ

Week 7 Discussion - Regression Analysis

Analytics

Find a practical example from business, science or a professional article that discusses regression analysis.

Write a brief report describing this study and how the researcher used this tool to solve this problem and its corresponding positive impact.

Cite from the Article You find per APA 6th

1 page

References;

Title: Statistical Techniques in Business & Economics

Author: Douglas A. Lind, William G., Marchal, Samuel A. Wathen

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Edition/Year: 16th edition/2014

ISBN-13: 978-0-07-802052-0

Optional but recommended

Title: Basic Statistics Using Excel 2010

Author: Ronald Merchant

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Irwin

Edition/Year: 15th Edition/2012

ISBN-13: 978-0-07-754103-3

Economics

Ultimately wages are determined by a worker's productivity. For this discussion you will analyze long term trends in U.S. wages. Research income trends in the US and discuss the following:

1. Describe and explain overall wage trends in the US.

2. Describe and explain trends in income disparity in the US.

3. Describe and explain trends in gender income inequality in the US.

A good source of historical income data is http://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income/data/tables.html

Reference

Text: The Macro Economy Today
Author: Schiller, B.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Ed/Year: 13th/2013
ISBN: 9780077416478