16. Philip Rivers The number of passes completed and the total number of passing yards were recorded for the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback, Philip Rivers for each of the 16 regular season games that he played in the fall of 2017.12 Week 9 was a

“bye” week, and no data were recorded.

a. What is the least-squares line relating the total passing yards to the number of pass completions for Philip Rivers?

b. What proportion of the total variation is explained by the regression of total passing yards (y) on the number of pass completions (x)?

c. If they are available, examine the diagnostic plots to check the validity of the regression assumptions.

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Week Completions Yardage Week Completions Yardage 1234 28 387 10 17 212 22 290 11 15 183 20 227 12 25 268 18 319 13 21 258 5 31 344 14 22 347 6 27 434 15 20 237 7 20 251 16 31 331 8 21 235 17 22 192