The Data Below Are the Temperatures on Randomly Chosen Days $\mathrm { s } _ { \mathrm { e } }$

question 28

Multiple Choice

The data below are the temperatures on randomly chosen days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days. Construct a 95% prediction interval for y, the number of days absent, given x = 95
Degrees,? = 0.449x - 30.27 and $\mathrm { s } _ { \mathrm { e } }$ = 0.934. Round interval to three decimal places. $$\begin{array} { l | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \text { Temperature, } \mathrm { x } & 72 & 85 & 91 & 90 & 88 & 98 & 75 & 100 & 80 \\\hline \text { Number of absences, } \mathrm { y } & 3 & 7 & 10 & 10 & 8 & 15 & 4 & 15 & 5\end{array}$$

• A) \(9.957 < y < 14.813\)
• B) \(3.176 < y < 5.341\)
• C) \(4.321 < y < 6.913\)
• D) \(6.345 < y < 8.912\)

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