Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Consumer Reports - Fit to Drink - Page 234: f

Answer

A quadratic plot appears to fit the data better than a linear plot. However, the true relation is likely S-shaped because at some point the percent of lead removed must level off to 100%. Nonetheless, a quadratic relation is probably fine to use for intermediate values (not too close to 100%).

Work Step by Step

Refer to results from part (e).
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