A Researcher Reports the Following Equation for a Best-Fitting Straight $\hat{Y}$

question 37

Multiple Choice

A researcher reports the following equation for a best-fitting straight line to a set of data points: .Which value is the y-intercept?

• A)\( \hat{Y} \)
• B) X
• C) -1.01
• D) 3.24

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