The Academic Performance Index (API) is a measure of school achievement based on the results of the

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The Academic Performance Index (API) is a measure of school achievement based on the results of the Stanford 9 Achievement test. Scores range from 200 to 1000, with 800 considered a long-range goal for schools. The following table shows the API for eight elementary schools in Riverside County, California, along with the percent of students at that school who are considered English Language Learners (ELL).

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a. Which of the two variables is the independent variable and which is the dependent variable? Explain your choice.

b. Use a scatterplot to plot the data. Is the assumption of a linear relationship between x and y reasonable?

c. Assuming that x and y are linearly related, calculate the least-squares regression line.

d. Plot the line on the scatterplot in part b. Does the line fit through the data points?

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Introduction To Probability And Statistics

ISBN: 9780495389538

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Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert J. Beaver, Barbara M. Beaver

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