SOLUTION: The following are the scores of 15 students obtained in the midterm and final examinations in a course in probability and statistics Midterm Exam, x 70 50 80 75 90 85 60 80

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Question 1011303: The following are the scores of 15 students obtained in
the midterm and final examinations in a course in
probability and statistics
Midterm
Exam, x 70 50 80 75 90 85 60 80 65 30 85 80 70 65 40
Final
Exam, y 85 60 75 80 90 75 50 75 75 50 75 90 65 55 60
(i) Find the equation of the least square line to fit these
data,
(ii) Estimate the final examination scores of a student
who received a score of 74 in the midterm
examination.

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using the calculator
y=0.5896x+30.34
When x=74, y=74.00