The following data are the number of years of full-time education (x) and the annual salary in thousands of dollars (y) for 15 persons. Education     20    26    29    18    12    17    8    15    Salary 35.2    24.5    23.6    33.2    24.5    33.5    11.2    32.3                         Education     17    13    13    18    17    15    13      Salary 25.1    22.2    18.9    37.8    25.8    28.5    29.6      Find the best-fitting line for the data. (Round your values to three decimal places.) y' =

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The following data are the number of years of full-time education (x) and the annual salary in thousands of dollars (y) for 15 persons.

Education     20    26    29    18    12    17    8    15   
Salary 35.2    24.5    23.6    33.2    24.5    33.5    11.2    32.3   
                    
Education     17    13    13    18    17    15    13     
Salary 25.1    22.2    18.9    37.8    25.8    28.5    29.6     

Find the best-fitting line for the data. (Round your values to three decimal places.)

y' = 
 
 
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