Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134494043
Author: Jeff Bennett, William L. Briggs, Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 6CRE
Pizza and the Subway. For Exercises 1–6, refer to the following table that lists the cost (in dollars) of a slice of pizza in New York City and the subway fare in the same year.
6. Using the equation for the best-fit line, we find that when a slice of pizza costs $1000, the predicted subway fare is $1011. Is that predicted subway fare likely to be an accurate prediction? Why or why not?
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Chapter 7 Solutions
Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life (5th Edition)
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