A Study Was Conducted to Compare the Average Time Spent $80.3 \%$

question 145

Multiple Choice

A study was conducted to compare the average time spent in the lab each week versus course grade for computer students. The results are recorded in the table below. Use the equation of the
Least squares line to predict the grade of a student who spends 5 hours in the lab.

• A) \( 80.3 \% \)
• B) \( 75.3 \% \)
• C) \( 79.3 \% \)
• D) \( 83.6 \% \)

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