Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 215: 5b

Answer

$\hat y = -0.7136x + 6.5498$

Work Step by Step

$b{_1} = r. \frac{s_{y}}{s_{x}}$ $= -0.9477. \frac{1.8239}{2.4221} = -0.7136$ $b_{o} = \bar y - b_{1}\bar x$ $= 3.9333 - (-0.7136) 3.6667 = 6.5498$ Equation of regression line is: $\hat y = b_{1}x + b_{o}$ $\hat y = -0.7136x + 6.5498$
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