The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

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

Chapter 7 - Exploring Data: Part I Review - Supplementary Exercises - Page 196: 7.43b

Answer

The least squares equation is : Date = 144.8 - 0.06589 Year The graph is below. From the graph, we observe that the slope is negative, which implies that the days after April 20 are decreasing as the years increase by 6.589% per year, indicating global warming.

Work Step by Step

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