Find the Best Predicted Value of Y Corresponding to the Given

question 85

Multiple Choice

Find the best predicted value of y corresponding to the given value of x.
-The regression equation relating attitude rating $( \mathrm { x } )$ and job performance rating $( \mathrm { y } )$ for the employees of a company is $\hat{y} = 11.7 + 1.02 x$ . Ten pairs of data were used to obtain the equation. The same data yield $r = 0.863$ and $\bar { y } = 80.1$ . What is the best predicted job performance rating for a person whose attitude rating is 73 ?

• A) \(80.1\)
• B) \(12.6\)
• C) \(86.2\)
• D) \(84.9\)

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