The Following Information Regarding a Dependent Variable Y and an Independent

question 98

Multiple Choice

The following information regarding a dependent variable y and an independent variable x is provided: $$\begin{array} { l l } \Sigma x = 90 & \sum \left( y - \frac { y } { ) } \right) ( x - x ) = - 156 \\\Sigma y = 340 & \Sigma \left( x - \frac { x } { 2 } \right) ^ { 2 } = 234 \\n = 4 & \sum ( y - y ) ^ { 2 } = 1974 \\\mathrm { SSR } = 104 &\end{array}$$ The slope of the regression equation is

• A) -.667.
• B) .667.
• C) 100.
• D) -100.

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