document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1011276>Question 1011276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ) Raw material used in the production of synthetic fiber is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stored in a place which has no humidity control.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Measurements of the relative humidity in the storage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "place and the moisture content of a sample of the raw<BR>\n" );
document.write( "material (both in percentages) on 12 days yielded the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "following results:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Humidity x 42 35 50 43 48 62 31 36 44 39 55 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Moisture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "content  y 12 8 14 9 11 16 7 9 12 10 13 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(i) Make a scatter plot to verify that it is reasonable to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assume that the regression of y on x is linear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) Fit a straight line by the method of least squares,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iii) Estimate the moisture content when humidity is 45%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iv) Determine the correlation coefficient.  </SPAN>\n" );
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