A Graphing Calculator Was Used to Fit the Model $E ( y ) = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } x + \beta _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 }$

question 131

Multiple Choice

A graphing calculator was used to fit the model $E ( y ) = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } x + \beta _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 }$ to a set of data. The resulting screen is shown below.


Which number on the screen represents the estimator of $\beta _ { 2 }$ ?

• A) \(.9286\)
• B) 11
• C) 9405
• D) \(5.5\)

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