Understanding Basic Statistics
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Author: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4.2, Problem 24P
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To determine
The logarithm transformation, and whether a linear equation seems to be a good fit for this plot or not, for the logarithm transformation by plotting a
(b)
To determine
The least square equation for
(c)
To determine
The estimate values of
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