CEO Performance The following data represent the total compensation for 10 randomly
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CEO Performance The following data represent the total compensation for 10 randomly selected chief executive officers (CEO) and the companys stock performance in 2009.Company Compensation(millions of dollars)StockReturn (%)Kraft Foods 26.35 5.91Sara Lee 12.48 30.39Boeing 19.44 31.72Middleby 13.37 79.76Exelon 12.21 - 8.40Northern Trust 11.89 2.69Abbott Laboratories 26.21 4.53Archer Daniels Midland 14.95 10.80McDonalds 17.57 4.01Baxter International 14.36 11.76Source: Chicago Tribune, May 23, 2010(a) One would think that a higher stock return would lead to ahigher compensation. Based on this, what would likely be theexplanatory variable?(b) Draw a scatter diagram of the data.(c) Determine the linear correlation coefficient betweencompensation and stock return.(d) Does a linear relation exist between compensation and stockreturn? Does stock performance appear to play a role indetermining the compensation of a CEO?
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