Find the Explained Variation for the Paired Data $\hat { y } = 6.18286 + 4.33937 x$

question 116

Multiple Choice

Find the explained variation for the paired data. The equation of the regression line for the paired data below is $\hat { y } = 6.18286 + 4.33937 x$ $$\begin{array} { | r | r r r r r r r | } \hline \boldsymbol { x } & 9 & 7 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 22 & 17 \\\hline \boldsymbol { y } & 43 & 35 & 16 & 21 & 23 & 102 & 81 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) 6421.83
• B) 6544.86
• C) 13.479
• D) 6531.37

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