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Data were obtained from the A&W Web site for the total fat in grams and the prot

ID: 3440418 • Letter: D

Question

Data were obtained from the A&W Web site for the total fat in grams and the protein content in grams for various items on their menu. Some summary statistics are also provided in Figure 2.

item total fat (grams) protein

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total fat protein

mean 35.167 32.833

standard deviation 10.591 10.362

correlation r= 0.983

(a) Calculate the slope of the least-squares regression line for total fat on protein.

(b) Calculate the intercept for the least-squares regression line of total fat on protein.

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kids hamburger 22 21 orginal bacon chesseburger 33 27 orgignal bacon double chesseburger 48 45 original double chesseburger 42 40 papa burger 42 41

Explanation / Answer

Using technology, we get              
              
slope =    1.004346476   [ANSWER, PART A]
intercept =    2.19062403   [ANSWER, PART B]  

              
Thus, the regression line is              
              
y^ =    1.004346476   x   +   2.19062403

[You can use the SLOPE and INTERCEPT functions in Excel to do this problem.]