Listed below are the heights (cm) of winning presidential candidates and their main opponents from several recent presidential elections. Find the regression equation, letting president be the predictor (x) variable. Find the best predicted height of an opponent given that the president had a height of 185 cm. How close is the result to the actual opponent height of 177 cm? President 177 183 191 183 188 188 192 185 178 Opponent 183 185 169 182 175 188 180 177 180
Listed below are the heights (cm) of winning presidential candidates and their main opponents from several recent presidential elections. Find the regression equation, letting president be the predictor (x) variable. Find the best predicted height of an opponent given that the president had a height of 185 cm. How close is the result to the actual opponent height of 177 cm? President 177 183 191 183 188 188 192 185 178 Opponent 183 185 169 182 175 188 180 177 180
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Listed below are the heights (cm) of winning presidential candidates and their main opponents from several recent presidential elections. Find the regression equation, letting president be the predictor (x) variable. Find the best predicted height of an opponent given that the president had a height of 185 cm. How close is the result to the actual opponent height of 177 cm?
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President
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177
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183
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191
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183
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188
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188
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192
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185
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178
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Opponent
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183
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185
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169
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182
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175
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188
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180
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177
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180
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