Oil Quality and Price

question 297

Essay

Oil Quality and Price
Quality of oil is measured in API gravity degrees--the higher the degrees API,the higher the quality.The table shown below is produced by an expert in the field who believes that there is a relationship between quality and price per barrel. A partial Minitab output follows: ​ ​ ​
-{Oil Quality and Price Narrative} For what values of API gravity degrees do we feel comfortable making predictions for oil price?

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