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The amounts of rice and tobacco grown in the United States are given in Figure 4.144.
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Source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
a. Letting
b. Find the line of best fit.
c. Predict the amount of tobacco grown if
d. Predict the amount of rice grown if
e. Find the coefficient of
f. Are the predictions in parts (c) and (d) reliable? Why or why not?
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