Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 137

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-Given the following least squares prediction equation, $\hat { y } = - 173 + 74 x$ , we estimate $y$ to____ by______ with each 1 -unit increase in $x$ .

• A) increase; 74
• B) decrease; 74
• C) decrease; 173
• D) increase; 173

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