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

question 65

Multiple Choice

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

• A)\( \hat{Y} \)
• B) 0.48
• C) 12.03
• D) the slope is not given in this equation

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