Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 216: 17d

Answer

It can be concluded that Barbara is not well off because her well-being index score of 67.3 is less than the expected/average score for someone who has a commute time of 20 minutes.

Work Step by Step

$\hat{y} = 69.0296 - 0.0479x$ $\hat{y} = 69.0296 - 0.0479(20)$ $\hat{y} = 68.0716$ $\hat{y} \approx 68.1$ It is expected that a person who spends 20 minutes commuting will have a well-being index score of approximately 68.1. Thus, it can be concluded that Barbara is not well off because her well-being index score of 67.3 is less than the expected/average score for someone who has a commute time of 20 minutes.
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