Consider the following values for the dependent and independent variables: x y x y 5 10 50

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Consider the following values for the dependent and independent variables:

x y x y 5 10 50 44 15 15 60 79 40 25 80 112

a. Develop a scatter plot of the data. Does the plot suggest a linear or nonlinear relationship between the dependent and independent variables?

b. Develop an estimated linear regression equation for the data. Is the relationship significant? Test at an a  0.05 level.

c. Develop a regression equation of the form ˆy b b x b x    0 1 2 2. Does this equation provide a better fit to the data than that found in part b?

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Business Statistics A Decision Making Approach

ISBN: 9780136121015

8th Edition

Authors: David F. Groebner, Patrick W. Shannon, Phillip C. Fry, Kent D. Smith

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