Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Linear Regression - Exercises - Page 104: 23b

Answer

The slope is $52.7$ (pages) per (edition increment). (For each new edition, the number of pages increases by about 53 pages.)

Work Step by Step

The unit of slope in $y=mx+b$ is (unit of y) per (unit of x). The slope is calculated as (change in y)/(change in x). Here, $L=52.7n+486.3$ the slope is $52.7$ (pages) per (edition increment). (For each new edition, the number of pages increases by about 53 pages.)
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