We want to predict the selling price of a house in Newburg Park, Florida, based on the distance the house lies from the beach. Suppose that we're given the data in the table below. These data detail the distance from the beach (x, in miles) and the selling price (y, in thousands of dollars) for each of a sample of fifteen homes sold in Newburg Park in the past year. The data are plotted in the scatter plot in Figure 1. Also given is the product of the distance from the beach and the house price for each of the fifteen houses. (These products, written in the column labelled "xy", may aid in calculations.) Distance from the beach, x (in miles) Selling price, y (in thousands of dollars) xy 5.0 270.1 1350.5 11.5 205.9 2367.85 5.9 309.4 1825.46 12.2 200.6 2447.32 2.6 307.1 798.46 5.9 266.0 1569.4 8.3 297.3 2467.59 18.3 224.2 4102.86 6.5 242.4 1575.6 12.1 192.6 2330.46 11.6 229.4 2661.04 9.5 230.9 2193.55 10.1 277.0 2797.7 13.5 270.8 3655.8 6.2 217.2 1346.64 What is the slope of the least-squares regression line for these data? Carry your intermediate computations to at least four decimal places and round your answer to at least two decimal places.
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We want to predict the selling price of a house in Newburg Park, Florida, based on the distance the house lies from the beach. Suppose that we're given the data in the table below. These data detail the distance from the beach (x, in miles) and the selling price (y, in thousands of dollars) for each of a sample of fifteen homes sold in Newburg Park in the past year. The data are plotted in the
Distance from the beach,
x
(in miles) |
Selling price,
y
(in thousands of dollars) |
xy
|
---|---|---|
5.0 | 270.1 | 1350.5 |
11.5 | 205.9 | 2367.85 |
5.9 | 309.4 | 1825.46 |
12.2 | 200.6 | 2447.32 |
2.6 | 307.1 | 798.46 |
5.9 | 266.0 | 1569.4 |
8.3 | 297.3 | 2467.59 |
18.3 | 224.2 | 4102.86 |
6.5 | 242.4 | 1575.6 |
12.1 | 192.6 | 2330.46 |
11.6 | 229.4 | 2661.04 |
9.5 | 230.9 | 2193.55 |
10.1 | 277.0 | 2797.7 |
13.5 | 270.8 | 3655.8 |
6.2 | 217.2 | 1346.64 |
What is the slope of the least-squares regression line for these data? Carry your intermediate computations to at least four decimal places and round your answer to at least two decimal places.
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