Consider the Following Partial Computer Output from a Simple Linear

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Essay

Consider the following partial computer output from a simple linear regression analysis. $$\begin{array} { l c c c c } \text { Variable } & \text { Coefficient } & \text { Std. Deviation } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { P } \\\text { Intercept } & - 28.13 & & - .088 & .9309 \\\mathrm { X } & 1.12 & .04891 & 22.895 & .0001 \\\mathrm { R } ^ { 2 } .9722 & & & &\end{array}$$
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