A farmer wishes to predict the number of tons per acre of crop which will result from a given number of applications of fertilizer. His son, an MBA graduate, collected and recorded the following data: Fertilizer application          1   2    4   5    6     8    10   Tons per acre                   2   3    4    7   12   10    7 Determine a suitable predicting model.                            Use a suitable statistic to justify the use of the model.         Predict the number of tons per acre from seven fertilizer application

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A farmer wishes to predict the number of tons per acre of crop which will result from a given number of applications of fertilizer. His son, an MBA graduate, collected and recorded the following data:

Fertilizer application          1   2    4   5    6     8    10  

Tons per acre                   2   3    4    7   12   10    7

  • Determine a suitable predicting model.                           
  • Use a suitable statistic to justify the use of the model.        
  • Predict the number of tons per acre from seven fertilizer applications.       
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