AR: 8.2 Warm Up: Linear Regression

Data was collected on the weight of a male  laboratory rat for the first 25 weeks after its birth. The linear regression equation is 
y= 40x+100, where x is number of weeks and y is weight in grams. 
What does the y-intercept mean in context of the problem?

• The predicted weight of the rat in year 0. 
• The predicted weight of the rat at birth. 
• The current weight of the rat. 
• The average increase in the rat's weight. 

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The scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of chapters and the total number of pages for several books.  Use the trend line to predict how many chapters would be in a book with 180 pages. 

• 12 chapters
• 15 chapters
• 18 chapters
• 21 chapters

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Which scatter plot shows no relationship?

• Graph A
• Graph B
• Graph C
• Graph D

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A person travels by car.  They record their miles driven in a data table.  Calculate the linear regression equation of this data.

• y = 61.93x - 1.79
• y = -1.79x + 61.93
• y = 0.016x + 0.03
• y = 0.03x + 0.016

The annual profits for a company are given in the following table, where x represents the number of years since 1992, and y represents the profit in thousands of dollars. Write the linear regression equation that represents this set of data, rounding all coefficients to the nearest hundredth. Using this equation, estimate the year in which the profits would reach 378 thousand dollars.

• 2029

• 2014

• 2003

• 8753

Using your linear regression, what is y when x is 30?

• 61.59
• 52.46
• 57.94
• 59.76

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