A) Y = 25 + 2

question 15

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Find the equation of the regression line. }\\\begin{array} { c | c c c c c c } x & 10 & 8 & 7 & 12 & 14 & 5 \\\hline y & 20 & 19 & 17 & 25 & 28 & 9\end{array}\end{array}$$

• A) y = 2.5 + 2.7x
• B) y = 2.7 + 2.5x
• C) y = 1.9 + 1.7x
• D) y = 1.7 + 1.9x

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