Find the Best Predicted Value of Y Corresponding to the Given

question 74

Multiple Choice

Find the best predicted value of y corresponding to the given value of x.
-Eight pairs of data yield $\mathrm { r } = 0.708$ and the regression equation $\mathrm { y } = 55.8 + 2.79 x$ . Also, $\bar { y } = 71.125$ . What is the best oredicted value of $y$ for $x = 9.1$ ?

• A) \(510.57\)
• B) \(71.13\)
• C) \(57.80\)
• D) \(81.19\)

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