The table below show data that has been collected from different fields from various farms in a certain valley. The table contains the grams of Raspberries tested and the amount of their Vitamin C content in mg. Find a linear model that express Vitamin C content as a function of the weight of the Raspberries.

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The table below show data that has been collected from different fields from various farms in a certain valley. The table contains the grams of Raspberries tested and the amount of their Vitamin C content in mg. Find a linear model that express Vitamin C content as a function of the weight of the Raspberries.

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Raspberry Type grams Vitamin C
content in mg
Farm A - North Field 70 18.1
Farm B - North Field 80 23.2
Farm A - South Field 90 27.2
Farm B - South Field 100 32.6
Farm C -Small Field 110 37.2
Farm D 120 40.2
Farm E 130 45.5



y=y= x+x+

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We can use excel to compute the linear regression model for the given problems.

x y xy x^2 y^2
70 18.1 1267 4900 327.61
80 23.2 1856 6400 538.24
90 27.2 2448 8100 739.84
100 32.6 3260 10000 1062.76
110 37.2 4092 12100 1383.84
120 40.2 4824 14400 1616.04
130 45.5 5915 16900 2070.25
sum(x) = 700 224 23662 72800 7738.58

 

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