The accompanying data represent the number of days​ absent, x, and the final exam​ score, y, for a sample of college students in a general education course at a large state university.     No. of ​absences, x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   Final exam​ score, y 89.7 86.1 83.6 81.8 78.7 74.1 64.4 71.2 64.5 66.4     REFERENCE Critical Values for Correlation Coefficient n 3       0.997 4       0.950 5       0.878 6       0.811 7       0.754 8       0.707 9       0.666 10     0.632 11     0.602 12     0.576 13     0.553 14     0.532 15     0.514 16     0.497 17     0.482 18     0.468 19     0.456 20     0.444 21     0.433 22     0.423 23     0.413 24     0.404 25     0.396 26     0.388 27     0.381 28     0.374 29     0.367 30     0.361 n   ​(a) Find the​ least-squares regression line treating number of absences as the explanatory variable and the final exam score as the response variable.   y hat = _____x + _____ ​Round to 3 decimal places as​ needed

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The accompanying data represent the number of days​ absent, x, and the final exam​ score, y, for a sample of college students in a general education course at a large state university.
 
 
No. of
​absences, x
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
 
Final
exam​ score, y
89.7
86.1
83.6
81.8
78.7
74.1
64.4
71.2
64.5
66.4
 

 

REFERENCE

Critical Values for Correlation Coefficient

n

3       0.997

4       0.950

5       0.878

6       0.811

7       0.754

8       0.707

9       0.666

10     0.632

11     0.602

12     0.576

13     0.553

14     0.532

15     0.514

16     0.497

17     0.482

18     0.468

19     0.456

20     0.444

21     0.433

22     0.423

23     0.413

24     0.404

25     0.396

26     0.388

27     0.381

28     0.374

29     0.367

30     0.361

n

 
​(a) Find the​ least-squares regression line treating number of absences as the explanatory variable and the final exam score as the response variable.
 
y hat = _____x + _____
​Round to 3 decimal places as​ needed
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