1. Fitting a straight line to set of data yields the following prediction line: Y i = 16-0.5Xi a. Interpret the meaning of the Y intercept, bo b. Interpret the meaning of the slope, b1 c. Predict the value Y for X =6.

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1. Fitting a straight line to set of data yields the following prediction line:

Y i = 16-0.5Xi

a. Interpret the meaning of the Y intercept, bo

b. Interpret the meaning of the slope, b1

c. Predict the value Y for X =6.

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