We use the form = a + bx for the least-squares line. In some computer printouts, the least-squares equation is not given directly. Instead, the value of the constant a is given, and the coefficient b of the explanatory or predictor variable is displayed. Sometimes a is referred to as the constant, and sometimes as the intercept. Data from Climatology Report No. 77-3 of the Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, showed the following relationship between elevation (in thousands of feet) and average number of frost-free days per year in Colorado locations. Minitab output is provided below.   Predictor      Coef         SE Coef     T               P Constant      318.16     28.31       11.24        0.002 Elevation     −30.878     3.511     −8.79         0.003 S = 11.8603 R-Sq = 96.3%   Notice that "Elevation" is listed under "Predictor." This means that elevation is the explanatory variable x. Its coefficient is the slope b. "Constant" refers to a in the equation = a + bx. (a) Use the printout to write the least-squares equation. =  ?   (b) For each 1000-foot increase in elevation, how many fewer frost-free days are predicted? ? days   (c) The printout gives the value of the coefficient of determination r2. What is the value of r? Be sure to give the correct sign for r based on the sign of b. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) r = ?

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We use the form = a + bx for the least-squares line. In some computer printouts, the least-squares equation is not given directly. Instead, the value of the constant a is given, and the coefficient b of the explanatory or predictor variable is displayed. Sometimes a is referred to as the constant, and sometimes as the intercept. Data from Climatology Report No. 77-3 of the Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, showed the following relationship between elevation (in thousands of feet) and average number of frost-free days per year in Colorado locations. Minitab output is provided below.

 

Predictor      Coef         SE Coef     T               P

Constant      318.16     28.31       11.24        0.002

Elevation     −30.878     3.511     −8.79         0.003

S = 11.8603 R-Sq = 96.3%

 

Notice that "Elevation" is listed under "Predictor." This means that elevation is the explanatory variable x. Its coefficient is the slope b. "Constant" refers to a in the equation = a + bx.

(a) Use the printout to write the least-squares equation.

=  ?

 

(b) For each 1000-foot increase in elevation, how many fewer frost-free days are predicted?

? days

 

(c) The printout gives the value of the coefficient of determination r2. What is the value of r? Be sure to give the correct sign for r based on the sign of b. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

r = ?

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