The Following Data Shows the Age and Income for a Small

question 8

Multiple Choice

The following data shows the age and income for a small number of people.
$$\begin{array} { r l l l l l } \text { Age (years) } & 24 & 32 & 39 & 54 & 60 \\\text { Incomes (\$) } & 30,000 & 34,000 & 53,000 & 72,000 & 81,000\end{array}$$
Find the best fit straight line of this data,rounding coefficients and constants to the nearest whole number.Let x represent age and y represent income.

• A)y = 3,830x - 8,036
• B)y = 3,106x - 8,048
• C)y = 1,484x - 8,041
• D)None of the above

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