If You Have a Puppy Who You Are Feeding Hill's

question 75

Essay

If you have a puppy who you are feeding Hill's Science Diet
original puppy food, the
feeding guidelines for puppies who are 10 to 12 months old are as follows (Source: Hill's
feeding guidelines): $$\begin{array} { l | c c c c c c c c c c } \text { Weight (lbs) } & 2 & 5 & 8 & 10 & 20 & 40 & 60 & 80 & 100 & 120 \\\hline \text { Food (cups) } & 1 / 3 & 2 / 3 & 2 & 1 - 1 / 8 & 2 & 3 - 1 / 4 & 4 - 1 / 3 & 5.5 & 6.5 & 7 - 1 / 3\end{array}$$
A scatterplot of the data is:
Does it seem reasonable to perform a linear regression to predict amount of food from the
puppy's weight based on this data set? Explain.

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