Here Is a Partial Regression Plot for the Coefficient of Long

question 776

Essay

Here is a partial regression plot for the coefficient of Long in the regression with a least
squares regression line added to the display:
What is the slope of the line on this display? Does the display suggest that this slope
adequately summarizes the effect of longitude in the regression? Why/Why not?

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