A Researcher Wanted to Study Effect of Two Factors, X₁

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Essay

A researcher wanted to study effect of two factors, x₁ and x₂, on yield (y). The observations are given below.
a. Develop an estimated linear regression equation with the factor x₁ as the independent variable. Test for a significant relationship between factor x₁ and yield at the 0.05 level of significance.
b. How much of the variation in the sample values of yield does the model in part (a) explain?

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