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: 6b

Answer

$\hat y = 0.1457x + 1.137$

Work Step by Step

$b{_1} = r. \frac{s_{y}}{s_{x}}$ $= 0.957241. \frac{0.461519}{3.03315} = 0.1457$ $b_{o} = \bar y - b_{1}\bar x$ $= 2.04 - (0.1457) 6.2 =1.137$ Equation of regression line is: $\hat y = b_{1}x + b_{o}$ $\hat y = 0.1457x + 1.137$
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