For the Following Data Set, How Much of the Variation $\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l } x & 3 & 7 & 1 & 5 & 8 & 4 \\\hline y & 24 & 17 & 10 & 18 & 20 & 23\end{array}$

question 14

Multiple Choice

For the following data set, how much of the variation in the outcome variable is explained by the least-squares regression line?
$\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l } x & 3 & 7 & 1 & 5 & 8 & 4 \\\hline y & 24 & 17 & 10 & 18 & 20 & 23\end{array}$

• A)9.7%
• B)68.9%
• C)31.1%
• D)90.3%

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