Correlation
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What results in your departments seem to be correlated or related (either causal or not) to other activities?
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How could you verify this?
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What are the managerial implications of a correlation between these variables?
Regression
At times we can generate a regression equation to explain outcomes. For example, an employee's salary can often be explained by their pay grade, appraisal rating, education level, etc.
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What variables might explain or predict an outcome in your department or life?
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If you generated a regression equation, how would you interpret it and the residuals from it?