A regression equation is constructed in order to predict the potassium content of a breakfast cereal based on its fiber content.  The equation is:  Predicted potassium content = 38 + 27 (fiber content).  In this equation, we call the number 38 a(n) __________________ and the number 27 a(n) _____________________. Group of answer choices explanatory variable; response variable intercept; slope parameter; statistic response variable; explanatory variable slope; intercept

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A regression equation is constructed in order to predict the potassium content of a breakfast cereal based on its fiber content.  The equation is:  Predicted potassium content = 38 + 27 (fiber content).  In this equation, we call the number 38 a(n) __________________ and the number 27 a(n) _____________________.
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explanatory variable; response variable
intercept; slope
parameter; statistic
response variable; explanatory variable
slope; intercept
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