The table below shows a sample of households and two variables:the number of people in the household (x) andthe weekly pounds of trash

generated by the household (y).

Number of people in the household (x) Pounds of trash per week generated by the households (y)

2 8

3 33

6 93

1 23

7 83

Questions:

a)Explain the relationship between the amount of trash per week and the number of people in the household using concepts from linear regression.Provide a comprehensive answer that includes explaining the following:

How strong is the relationship between these two variables?Compute the r value, round to 4 decimal places.

b)Interpret the slope of the regression in this problem. What does it tell you about trash generated?

c) The average size of a US household is 2.6 people (Source: US Census Bureau). Predict how much trash per week that household would be expected to generate.