Theatre Revenues a Financier Whose Specialty Is Investing in Stage

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Theatre Revenues A financier whose specialty is investing in stage productions has observed that, in general, movies with "big-name" stars seem to generate more revenue than those plays whose stars are less well known. To examine his belief he records the gross revenue and the payment (in $ millions)given to the two highest-paid performers in the play for ten recently staged plays. {Theatre Revenues Narrative} Determine the least squares regression line.

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