[SOLVED] The role of regression analysis in business decision-making

In an APA formatted Word document complete the following:
Why are forecasts important to organizations?
Explain the role of regression analysis in business decision-making. What are the important properties of regression coefficients? Distinguish between correlation and regression analysis.
What is the difference between a causal model and a time series model?
The following are our company’s annual sales ($ million) data from 2015 to 2021. Use the trend equation to forecast sales for 2025.
Year              2015.    2016.    2017.  2018.      2019.    2020.    2021
Sales
$000,000.    16.        17.            25.          28.            32.          43.            50