Cost of Textbooks the Editor of a Higher Education Book Publisher Claims

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Essay

Cost of Textbooks
The editor of a higher education book publisher claims that a large part of the cost of books is the cost of paper.This implies that larger textbooks will cost more money.As an experiment to analyze the claim,a university student visits the bookstore and records the number of pages and the selling price of twelve randomly selected textbooks.These data are listed below. ​ ​
-{Cost of Textbooks Narrative} Determine the least squares regression line.

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ESP

Extrasensory perception, the claimed ability to gain information without relying on known physical senses or deducing from previous experience.

Parapsychology

The study of paranormal and psychic phenomena, including telepathy, precognition, and extrasensory perception.

Sensation

The way in which our sense organs and nervous system perceive and depict the energy of stimuli around us.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.