Statistics students in Oxnard College sampled 9 textbooks in the Condor bookstore and recorded the number of pages in each textbook and its cost. The bivariate data are shown below: Number of Pages (xx) Cost(yy) 270 45.3 457 62.13 200 34 874 97.66 970 104.3 639 75.51 977 110.93 695 85.55 900 102 A student calculates a linear model yy =  xx + . (Please show your answers to two decimal places) Use the model to estimate the cost when number of pages is 837. Cost = $ (Please show your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Statistics students in Oxnard College sampled 9 textbooks in the Condor bookstore and recorded the number of pages in each textbook and its cost. The bivariate data are shown below:

Number of Pages (xx) Cost(yy)
270 45.3
457 62.13
200 34
874 97.66
970 104.3
639 75.51
977 110.93
695 85.55
900 102



A student calculates a linear model
yy =  xx + . (Please show your answers to two decimal places)
Use the model to estimate the cost when number of pages is 837.
Cost = $ (Please show your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Step-by-step procedure to find the regression line using Excel:

  • In Excel sheet, enter x and y in different columns.
  • In Data, select Data Analysis and Choose Regression.
  • In Input Y Range, select y.
  • In Input X Range, select x.
  • Click Labels in First Row.
  • Click OK.
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