Use the Following Information to Answer the Question

question 42

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question. The following linear regression model can be used to predict ticket sales at a popular water park.
Ticket sales per hour = - 631.25 + 11.25(current temperature in °F)
-Choose the statement that best states the meaning of the slope in this context.

• A)The slope tells us that if ticket sales are decreasing there must have been a drop in temperature.
• B)The slope tells us that high temperatures are causing more people to buy tickets to the water park.
• C)The slope tells us that a one degree increase in temperature is associated with an average increase in ticket sales of 11.25 tickets.
• D)None of these

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