Question: Find both the b (gradient) and a (y-intercept) value from the list of data below: (x1 -x̄) 370.5 (y1 - ȳ) 5.240 (x2 - x̄) 142.5 (y2 - ȳ) 2.004 (x3 - x̄) 28.5 (y3 - ȳ) 0.390 (x4 - x̄) -85.5 (y4 - ȳ) -1.231 (x5 - x̄) -199.5 (y5 - ȳ) -2.829 (x6 - x̄) -256.5 (y6 - ȳ) -3.575

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Question: Find both the b (gradient) and a (y-intercept) value from the list of data below:

(x1 -x̄) 370.5 (y1 - ȳ) 5.240
(x2 - x̄) 142.5 (y2 - ȳ) 2.004
(x3 - x̄) 28.5 (y3 - ȳ) 0.390
(x4 - x̄) -85.5 (y4 - ȳ) -1.231
(x5 - x̄) -199.5 (y5 - ȳ) -2.829
(x6 - x̄) -256.5 (y6 - ȳ) -3.575
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