Consider a Ratio for the Total Number of Miles Traveled

question 22

Essay

Consider a ratio for the total number of miles traveled by car divided by the total number of drivers.

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Definitions:

Direct Relationship

A relationship between two variables in which they move in the same direction, meaning as one variable increases, the other also increases.

Independent Variable

A variable presumed to influence or cause changes in another variable, referred to as the dependent variable.

Regression Analysis

Regression analysis is a statistical method used for estimating the relationships among variables, often to determine how the typical value of the dependent variable changes when any one of the independent variables is varied.

Least Squares Line

The best-fitting straight line through a set of data points, minimizing the sum of the squares of the vertical distances of the points from the line.