Use the Regression Feature of a Graphing Utility to Find $y = a + b \ln x$

question 19

Multiple Choice

Use the regression feature of a graphing utility to find a logarithmic model $y = a + b \ln x$ for the data.
$( 1,3 ) , ( 2,4 ) , ( 3,4.5 ) , ( 4,5 ) , ( 5,5.1 ) , ( 6,5.2 ) , ( 7,5.5 )$

• A) \(y = 3.030 + 1.470 \ln x\)
• B) \(y = 3.022 + 1.758 \ln x\)
• C) \(y = 3.115 + 0.842 \ln x\)
• D) \(y = 3.083 + 1.257 \ln x\)
• E) \(y = 3.167 + 0.555 \ln x\)

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