2.34 Table below lists the weight (in pounds) and length

(in inches) for 11 largemouth bass (Source: The Mathematics Teacher, 1997, p. 666).

a Find a simple linear regression model for predicting the weight of a largemouth bass from knowledge of its length. Do you see any problems in using this linear relationship as a model for these data?
b If the length of a largemouth bass caught is 15.00 inches, what is its expected weight?

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Length (inches) Weight (pounds) 9.4 0.4 11.1 0.7 12.1 0.9 13.0 1.2 14.3 1.6 15.8 2.3 16.6 2.6 17.1 3.1 17.8 3.5 18.8 4.0 19.7 4.9