The marketing manager of a large supermarket chain ...

The marketing manager of a large supermarket chain would like to determine the effect of shelf space (in feet) on the weekly sales of international food (in hundreds of dollars). A random sample of 12 equal –sized stores is selected, with the following results:


Store Shelf Space(X) Weekly Sales(Y)
1 10 2.0
2 10 2.6
3 10 1.8
4 15 2.3
5 15 2.8
6 15 3.0
7 20 2.7
8 20 3.1
9 20 3.2
10 25 3.0
11 25 3.3
12 25 3.5


Based on these data, what are the least squares regression coefficients of the Y-intercept (a) and slope (b)?

 Place your answers, rounded to 3 decimal places , in the blanks provided.

 a =           b =