To find: The equation that models the roasting time as a function of the weight of the turkey. Then, interpret the slope and the y intercept of the line of fit.
Answer to Problem 11CR
The required model for the roasting time is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The given
Figure 1
Calculation:
The scatter plot for the given data set is shown in Figure 2
Figure 2
From the above plot use any two points to calculate the slope of the line as consider the slope with the points
Then, the equation of the line passing through the point
Thus, the required model for the roasting time is
The y intercept of the line of the best fit has no meaning as the roasting time cannot be zero when the weight of the turkey is 0.
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