Use the Given Set of Points to Compute the Margin $\beta _ { 1 }$

question 23

Multiple Choice

Use the given set of points to compute the margin of error for a 95% confidence interval for $\beta _ { 1 }$ .
$\begin{array} { c | c c c c c c c c } x & 9 & 9 & 13 & 7 & 9 & 14 & 8 & 10 \\\hline y & 18 & 23 & 27 & 19 & 24 & 35 & 19 & 25\end{array}$

• A) 1.01
• B) 0.4127
• C) 2.6388
• D) 2.0734

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