The Table Below Gives the Height and Weight of Four

question 62

Multiple Choice

The table below gives the height and weight of four randomly selected University undergraduate women. What is the least squares error E for these data points? $\begin{array} { r r r r r } \text { height } ( \mathrm { cm } ) & 150 & 155 & 165 & 170 \\\hline \text { weight } ( \mathrm { kg } ) & 60 & 55 & 70 & 62\end{array}$

• A) E = (150A + 60B \()^2\) + (155A + 55B \()^2\) + (165A + 70B \()^2\) + (170A + 62B \()^2\)
• B) E = 150(A + B - 60 \()^2\) + 155(A + B - 55 \()^2\) + 165(A + B - 70 \()^2\) + 170(A + B - 62 \()^2\)
• C) E = (150A - 60B \()^2\) + (155A - 55B \()^2\) + (165A - 70B \()^2\) + (170A - 62B \()^2\)
• D) E = (150A + B - 60 \()^2\) + (155A + B - 55 \()^2\) + (165A + B - 70 \()^2\) + (170A + B - 62 \()^2\)
• E) none of these

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