The Regression Equation for a Set of Paired Data Is $\hat { y } = 9 + 2 x$

question 72

Multiple Choice

The regression equation for a set of paired data is $\hat { y } = 9 + 2 x$ . The correlation coefficient for the data is 0.87. A new data point, P(12, 53) , is added to the set.

• A) Outlier
• B) Influential point
• C) Both
• D) Neither

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