In a Fisheries Researcher's Experiment, the Correlation Between the Number

question 6

Multiple Choice

In a fisheries researcher's experiment, the correlation between the number of eggs in the nest and the number of viable (surviving) eggs for a sample of nests is r = 0.67.
The equation of the regression line for number of viable eggs y versus number of eggs in the nest x is y = 0.72x + 17.07. For a nest with 140 eggs, what is the predicted number of viable eggs?

• A) 114 eggs
• B) 116 eggs
• C) 118 eggs
• D) 120 eggs
• E) None of these answers are correct

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