__________ analysis determines the strength and direction of relationships between two or more variables.

Which of the following is the main objective of information systems that focuses on improving supply chains?

A) discouraging vendor-managed inventory systems B) accelerating product development and innovation C) discouraging sustainable production processes D) decentralizing the organizations E) encouraging the bullwhip effect

You buy a race horse, which has a winning streak for four years, bringing in $500,000 per year, and then it dies of a heart attack. If you paid $1,518,675 for the horse four years ago, what was your annual return over this four-year period?

A) 8% B) 33% C) 18% D) 12%