document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=358643>Question 358643</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the table that follows, answer the following questions:x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-  Would the correlation between x and y in the table above be positive or negative?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-  Find the missing value of y in the table.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-  How would the values of this table be interpreted in terms of linear regression?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-  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?<BR>\n" );
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