Use the Given Data to Find the Equation of the Regression

question 12

Multiple Choice

Use the given data to find the equation of the regression line. Round the final values to three significant digits, if necessary.
-Managers rate employees according to job performance and attitude. The results for several randomly selected employees are given below.
Performance Attitude
\begin{tabular}{l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l}
59 & 63 & 65 & 69 & 58 & 77 & 76 & 69 & 70 & 64 \\
\hline 72 & 67 & 78 & 82 & 75 & 87 & 92 & 83 & 87 & 78
\end{tabular}

• A) \(\hat { y } = 11.7 + 1.02 \mathrm { x }\)
• B) \(\hat { y } = 2.81 + 1.35 \mathrm { x }\)
• C) \(\hat { y } = 92.3 - 0.669 x\)
• D) \(\hat { y } = - 47.3 + 2.02 x\)

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