Question 188613
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Showing you how to do a linear regression analysis is a lot of work.  Drop me a line and we can negotiate a price.  As for this question, I can tell you how to answer just by plotting the points and making an eye-ball trend line.


If you plot the points and just make a rough guess at the trend line you will see that the line trends down left to right.  That means the equation has a negative slope.  Throw out answers B and D which have positive coefficients on x.  Of the other two answers, you have a slope of more than -12 and a slope of about -1 and a half.  A slope of -12 is very steep, and a slope of -1 is a 45 degree angle.  Hence, answer A.



John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
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