The height (sidewalk to roof) of notable tall buildings in America is compared to the number of stories of the building (beginning at street level).   Stories Height (in feet) 57 1050 28 428 26 362 40 529 60 790 22 401 38 380 110 1454 100 1127 46 700 b. What is your regression line written in the form ŷ = a + bx? (Round a and b to 3 decimal places please!) ŷ = _____  + ______ x b. Use your regression equation above to predict the height of a building with 7070 stories: ________  (Please enter a whole number) c. Compute the coefficient of determination (write it as a decimal here). ___ d. Determine the percentage of the variation in the observed values of the response variable, height, explained by the regression with the explanatory variable, stories. _________%

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The height (sidewalk to roof) of notable tall buildings in America is compared to the number of stories of the building (beginning at street level).

 

Stories Height (in feet)
57 1050
28 428
26 362
40 529
60 790
22 401
38 380
110 1454
100 1127
46 700

b. What is your regression line written in the form ŷ = a + bx? (Round a and b to 3 decimal places please!)

ŷ = _____  + ______ x

b. Use your regression equation above to predict the height of a building with 7070 stories: ________  (Please enter a whole number)

c. Compute the coefficient of determination (write it as a decimal here). ___

d. Determine the percentage of the variation in the observed values of the response variable, height, explained by the regression with the explanatory variable, stories. _________%

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