The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 5 - Regression - Chapter 5 Exercises - Page 154: 5.32a

Answer

Least squares equation is: Brain = - 0.1261 + 0.06078 Distress This equation implies that increase in one unit of distress level increases the brain response by 6%. Plugging in the value of x = 2.0, we have: Brain = - 0.1261 + 0.06078 (2.0) = -0.00454

Work Step by Step

In minitab, from stats menu select regression and the fitted line plot.
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