A) Compute the last-squares regression line for predicting US emission from NON US - emissions. b) If the non-US emission differ by 0.2 from one year to the next by how much would you predict the US- emission to differ?
A) Compute the last-squares regression line for predicting US emission from NON US - emissions. b) If the non-US emission differ by 0.2 from one year to the next by how much would you predict the US- emission to differ?
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A) Compute the last-squares regression line for predicting US emission from NON US - emissions.
b) If the non-US emission differ by 0.2 from one year to the next by how much would you predict the US- emission to differ?

Transcribed Image Text:24. Carbon footprint: Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is produced by burning fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas, and has been connected to
global warming. The following table presents the average amounts (in metric tons) of CO₂ emissions for the years 1997-2013 per
person in the United States and per person in the rest of the world.
Year Non-U.S. U.S.
1997
1998
1999
2001
2002
2000 3.3
2003
2004
2005
2006
3.4 20.0
2007
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.5
3.8
19.5
2008 4.7
19.6
2009 4.6
20.0
3.7 19.6
19.6
19.6
19.4
3.7 19.0
4.7 19.2
Source: World Bank
19.5
18.5
17.2
2010 4.6 17.5
2011 5.0 17.0
2012 5.0 16.3
2013 5.0 16.4
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