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

question 73

Multiple Choice

The following scatterplot shows productivity and number hired workers with a fitted quadratic regression model. Which of the following is the predicted productivity when 32 workers are hired?

• A) 124.00
• B) 122.46
• C) 121.60
• D) 113.50

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