A Financier Whose Specialty Is Investing in Movie Productions Has

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Essay

A financier whose specialty is investing in movie productions has observed that, in general, movies with 'big-name' stars seem to generate more revenue than those movies whose stars are less well known. To examine his belief, he records the gross revenue and the payment (in $ million) given to the two highest-paid performers in the movie for 10 recently released movies. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Movie } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Cost of two highest- } \\\text { paid performers } ( \$ \mathrm {~m} )\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Gross revenue } \\( \$ \mathrm {~m} )\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 5.3 & 48 \\\hline 2 & 7.2 & 65 \\\hline 3 & 1.3 & 18 \\\hline 4 & 1.8 & 20 \\\hline 5 & 3.5 & 31 \\\hline 6 & 2.6 & 26 \\\hline 7 & 8.0 & 73 \\\hline 8 & 2.4 & 23 \\\hline 9 & 4.5 & 39 \\\hline 10 & 6.7 & 58 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Use the regression equation to determine the predicted values of y.

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Definitions:

Monozygotic Twins

Identical twins that develop from a single fertilized egg and share the same genetic material.

Dizygotic Twins

also known as fraternal twins, are siblings that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells, sharing about 50% of their DNA.

Kinship Study

A research approach used to examine the genetic and environmental influences on traits, behaviors, and diseases by studying the similarities and differences among biological and non-biological relatives.

Kinship Studies

The scientific study of social relationships and structures based on blood relations, marriage, or adoption within human societies.