INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9780135163146
Author: Gould
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 62SE
MPG: Highway and City The following figure shows the relationship between the number of miles per gallon on the highway and that in the city for some cars.
a. Report the slope and explain what it means.
b. Either interpret the intercept (7.792) or explain why it is not appropriate to interpret the intercept.
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