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(b) Identify and interpret the intercept.
(c) Find the residual of a household with 3 people which discarded 40 pounds of garbage.
(d)Fill in the blank: The least squares linear regression line minimizes
14. One study showed a strong positive correlation between the number fire trucks sent to a fire and t
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