MTH 160 Activity for Chapter 10 Name All answers need to be in a complete senten

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MTH 160 Activity for Chapter 10 Name All answers need to be in a complete sentence. 1. A student majoring in Health Sciences with a minor in Sports Medic linear relationship between the height and weight of male profession there was a Height (in) a) Using the equation fo that is 75 inches tall. If you can't determine the answer, please give a r rthe line of best fit determine the weight of a male professional athlete eason why. (3 points) b) What is the slope? What does it represent in this example? (4 points) Example continued on next page

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1. Weight = 255.7 + 6.189 Height
Given Height = 75
The Weight = 255.7 + 6.189(75) = 719.875

2. Slope = 6.186
which is > 0 therefore, both variable are positive correlation

If Height of student increase 1 inch the weight of the student will increase 6.189 lb

3. Y-intercept = 255.7
which produce meaning less interpretation since zero is not contain the data
If the height of the student is zero then the weight will be 255.7 lb

4. Given Heigth = 60 inches
Weight = 255.7 + 6.189(60) = 627.04

5. R-sq = 76.0% of variation in the weight is explained by the height variable

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