Given the Least Squares Regression Line

question 130

Multiple Choice

Given the least squares regression line :

• A) the relationship between x and y is positive.
• B) the relationship between x and y is negative.
• C) as x decreases, so does y.
• D) None of these choices.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that controls the body's responses to stress or emergency situations, often referred to as the "fight or flight" system.

Fight-Or-Flight

A physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.

Parasympathetic

Part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy and slows the heart rate, among other functions.

Splanchnic Nerves

Nerves that convey information about the nutrient contents of the stomach to the brain and are responsible for providing autonomic nervous system control to the abdomen.