Solve the Problem $( x )$ the Second Column Shows the Dependent Variable

question 127

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The first column shows the independent variable $( x )$ . The second column shows the dependent variable $( y )$ .


Use linear regression to predict the value of $y$ when $x = 7.1$ .

• A) \(- 15.80\)
• B) \(- 11.54\)
• C) \(- 13.67\)
• D) \(- 10.12\)

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