A large mail order house believes that there is a

A large mail order house believes that there is a

Subject: Business / Management
Question
A large mail order house believes that there is a linear relationship between the weight of the mail it receives and the number of orders to be filled. It would like to investigate the relationship in order to predict the number of orders, based on the weight of the mail. From an operational perspective, knowledge of the number of orders will help in the planning of the order-fulfillment process. A sample of 25 mail shipments is selected that range from 200 to 700 pounds.

Construct a scatter plot. Describe the data.
Determine what type of approach to use in modeling the data.
Interpret the results of your analysis and algebraically define your model.
Predict the mean number of orders when the weight of the mail is 500 pounds.
Weight Orders
216
6.1
283
9.1
237
7.2
203
7.5
259
6.9
374
11.5
342
10.3
301
9.5
365
9.2
384
10.6
404
12.5
426
12.9
482
14.5
432
13.6
409
12.8
553
16.5
572
17.1
506
15
528
16.2
501
15.8
628
19
677
19.4
602
19.1
630
18
652
20.2