Team Games Won Batting Average 1 109 266 2 120 270 3 78 273 4 61 285 63 285 72 259 7 62 279 8 91 259 Using games won as the explanatory variable x, do the following: (a) The correlation coefficient is r = (b) The equation of the least squares line is ŷ =

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 Is the number of games won by a major league baseball team in a season related to the team batting average? The table below shows the number of games won and the batting average (in thousandths) of 8 teams.

Team Games Won Batting Average
1
109
266
120
270
78
273
4
61
285
63
285
72
259
7
62
279
8
91
259
Using games won as the explanatory variable x, do the following:
(a) The correlation coefficient is r =
(b) The equation of the least squares line is ŷ =
Transcribed Image Text:Team Games Won Batting Average 1 109 266 120 270 78 273 4 61 285 63 285 72 259 7 62 279 8 91 259 Using games won as the explanatory variable x, do the following: (a) The correlation coefficient is r = (b) The equation of the least squares line is ŷ =
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