The Data Below Are the Temperatures on Randomly Chosen Days

question 94

Multiple Choice

The data below are the temperatures on randomly chosen days during a summer class and the number of absences on those days. What is the best predicted value for y given x = 84? Assume that the variables x and y
Have a significant correlation. $$\begin{array} { l | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \text { Temperature, } \mathrm { x } & 72 & 85 & 91 & 90 & 88 & 98 & 75 & 100 & 80 \\\hline \text { Number of absences, } \mathrm { y } & 3 & 7 & 10 & 10 & 8 & 15 & 4 & 15 & 5\end{array}$$

• A)7
• B)8
• C)9
• D)10

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