The Relationship Between the Number of Games Won by an NHL

question 58

Multiple Choice

The relationship between the number of games won by an NHL team (x) and the average attendance at their home games (y) is analyzed.The mean number of games won was 70 with a standard deviation of 16.The mean attendance was 6993 with a standard deviation of 1400.The correlation between the games won and attendance was 0.47.

• A) \(\hat{\text { attendance } }\) = 4114 + 41.125 wins
• B) \(\hat{\text { attendance } }\) = 2360 + 66.1 wins
• C) \(\hat{\text { attendance } }\) = 6990 + 0.00537 wins
• D) \(\hat{\text { attendance } }\) = 868 + 87.5 wins
• E) \(\hat{\text { attendance } }\) = -2890 + 141 wins

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