Height and Weight Using the data in the StudentSurvey dataset containing the students' weight and height, we use technology to find that a regression line to predict weight (in pounds) from height (in inches) is Weight^=-170+4.82(Height).   (a) What weight does the line predict for a person who is 5 feet tall (60 inches)? Round your answer to one decimal place. Weight^= pounds What weight is predicted for someone 6 feet tall (72 inches)? Round your answer to two decimal places. Weight^= pounds   (b) What is the slope of the line? Round your answer to two decimal places. Slope= Interpret it in context. The slope gives  the expected height of a person whose weight is 1 poundthe expected change in height of a person who is one pound heavierthe expected weight of a person whose height is 1 inchthe expected change in weight of a person who is one inch taller .     the absolute tolerance is +/-0.01

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Using the data in the StudentSurvey dataset containing the students' weight and height, we use technology to find that a regression line to predict weight (in pounds) from height (in inches) is

Weight^=-170+4.82(Height).
 
(a) What weight does the line predict for a person who is 5 feet tall (60 inches)?

Round your answer to one decimal place.

Weight^= pounds

What weight is predicted for someone 6 feet tall (72 inches)?

Round your answer to two decimal places.

Weight^= pounds
 

(b) What is the slope of the line?

Round your answer to two decimal places.

Slope=

Interpret it in context.

The slope gives

 the expected height of a person whose weight is 1 poundthe expected change in height of a person who is one pound heavierthe expected weight of a person whose height is 1 inchthe expected change in weight of a person who is one inch taller
.

 

 

the absolute tolerance is +/-0.01

 

(c) Does the intercept make sense in this context?


 

 

Yes

 

No

 

(d) What weight does the regression line predict for a baby who is 20 inches long?

Round your answer to one decimal place.

Weight^= pounds

Why is it not appropriate to use the regression line in this case?

It is because

 we are extrapolating too farwe are using the wrong unitsbabies are not 20 inches long
.

 

 

the absolute tolerance is +/-0.1

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The term regression means a return to origin. A line describing the tendency to regresses is the regression line. Regression is the property of the tendency of actual value to lie close to the estimated value.

 

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