12. A regression equation is constructed in order to predict the potassium content of a breakfast cereal based on its fiber content.  The equation is:  Predicted potassium content = 38 + 27 (fiber content).  In this equation, we call the number 27 a(n) __________________ and the number 38 a(n) _____________________.

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12. A regression equation is constructed in order to predict the potassium content of a breakfast cereal based on its fiber content.  The equation is:  Predicted potassium content = 38 + 27 (fiber content).  In this equation, we call the number 27 a(n) __________________ and the number 38 a(n) _____________________.


1. statistic; parameter
2. response variable; explanatory variable
3. slope; intercept
4. explanatory variable; response variable
5. intercept; slope
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