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

question 70

Multiple Choice

Compute the Sum of Squared Residuals
-The regression line for the given data is $\mathrm { y } = 4.379 \mathrm { x } + 4.267$ . Determine the residual of a data point for which $\mathrm { x } =$ $15.6$ and $y = 76$ .
$\begin{array}{l|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\text { Rainfall (in inches) , } \mathrm{x} & 10.5 & 8.8 & 13.4 & 12.5 & 18.8 & 10.3 & 7.0 & 15.6 & 16.0 \\\hline \text { Yield (bushels per acre) , } \mathrm{y} & 50.5 & 46.2 & 58.8 & 59.0 & 82.4 & 49.2 & 31.9 & 76.0 & 78.8\end{array}$

• A) \(3.4206\)
• B) \(148.5794\)
• C) \(72.5794\)
• D) \(- 321.471\)

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