Provide an Appropriate Response $$y = 31.6 + 10.9 x$$ , Where X Represents Number of Years of Study and the Number

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Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-A set of data consists of the number of years that applicants for foreign service jobs have studied German and
the grades that they receive in a proficiency test in that language. The following linear model is obtained: $$y = 31.6 + 10.9 x$$ , where x represents number of years of study and y represents grade in test. What does the slope
of the model represent in terms of the grades on the test?

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