The Following Scatterplot Shows Productivity and Number Hired Workers with a Fitted

question 94

Multiple Choice

The following scatterplot shows productivity and number hired workers with a fitted quadratic regression model. The quadratic regression model is ________.

• A) = 35.086 + 6.0523Hires - 0.1023Hires²
• B) = 6.0523 + 35.086Hires - 0.1023Hires²
• C) = 6.0523 − 35.086Hires + 0.1023Hires²
• D) = −0.1023 + 6.0523Hires + 35.086Hires²

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