In a study of five industrial areas, a researcher obtained these data relating the average number of

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In a study of five industrial areas, a researcher obtained these data relating the average number of units of a certain pollutant in the air and the incidence (per 100,000 people) of a certain disease:


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a. Plot these data on a graph.


b. Find the equation of the least-squares line.


c. Use the least-squares line to estimate the incidence of the disease in an area with an average pollution level of 7.3 units.

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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780073532387

11th Brief Edition

Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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