An Ardent Fan of Television Game Shows Has Observed That

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Essay

An ardent fan of television game shows has observed that, in general, the more educated the contestant, the less money he or she wins. To test her belief, she gathers data about the last eight winners of her favourite game show. She records their winnings in dollars and their years of education. The results are as follows. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Contestant } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Years of } \\\text { education }\end{array} & \text { Winnings } \\\hline 1 & 11 & 750 \\\hline 2 & 15 & 400 \\\hline 3 & 12 & 600 \\\hline 4 & 16 & 350 \\\hline 5 & 11 & 800 \\\hline 6 & 16 & 300 \\\hline 7 & 13 & 650 \\\hline 8 & 14 & 400 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Use the regression equation to determine the predicted values of y.

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Wireless Standards

Protocols established to ensure interoperability and compatibility among wireless devices, such as Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) and Bluetooth standards.

802.11n

An IEEE wireless standard that uses both the 2.4 and 5 GHz ranges and that supports speeds up to 600 Mb/s.

NAT

Network Address Translation, a method used in networks to remap one IP address space into another by modifying network address information in the IP header of packets in transit.

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a network management protocol that automatically assigns an IP address and other network configuration parameters to each device on a network.