Answer the given problem. Process the data in excel and present the results.

A researcher is interested in knowing how well he can predict blood pressure from sodium intake.

1. Formulate the regression equation for the data.
2. What would be the likely blood pressure reading for a patient with a sodium intake of 6.0? of 8.5?

Patients	Sodium	BP
1	6.5	151
2	7.3	170
3	6.6	165
4	7.5	172
5	7.6	187
6	6.7	161
7	6.7	169
8	7.8	192
9	7	185
10	7.4	190
11	6.2	145
12	6.7	143