Compute the Sum of Squared Residuals
-The Regression Line for the Given

question 52

Multiple Choice

Compute the Sum of Squared Residuals
-The regression line for the given data is $\hat { y } = 6.91 x + 46.26$ . Determine the residual of a data point for which $x = 3$ and $\mathrm { y } = 61$ .
$\begin{array}{l|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\text { Number of years, } \mathrm{x} & 3 & 4 & 4 & 5 & 3 & 6 & 2 & 7 & 3 \\\hline \text { Grades on test, } \mathrm{y} & 61 & 68 & 75 & 82 & 73 & 90 & 58 & 93 & 72\end{array}$

• A) \(- 5.99\)
• B) \(127.99\)
• C) \(66.99\)
• D) \(- 464.77\)

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