SOLUTION: I am taking statistics online and having a lot of trouble with this problem I have been working on it for to long and need to move on to other problems...Thank you so much for your

Question 493368: I am taking statistics online and having a lot of trouble with this problem I have been working on it for to long and need to move on to other problems...Thank you so much for your time...Greatly appreciate it a lot

For the table that follows, answer the following questions:Show all work
x y
1 -1
2 -5
3 -9
4

Would the correlation between x and y in the table above be positive or negative?

Find the missing value of y in the table.

How would the values of this table be interpreted in terms of linear regression?

If a �line of best fit� is placed among these points plotted on a coordinate system, would the slope of this line be positive or negative?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For the table that follows, answer the following questions:Show all work
x y
1 -1
2 -5
3 -9
4
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Notice that y decreases by 4 when x increases by 1
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Would the correlation between x and y in the table above be positive or negative?
Negative
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Find the missing value of y in the table.
-13
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How would the values of this table be interpreted in terms of linear regression?
y = -4x + 3
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If a �line of best fit� is placed among these points plotted on a coordinate system, would the slope of this line be positive or negative?
Negative
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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