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Least-Squares Fit The table lists the actual annual cost y to drive a midsize car 15,000 m...

Least-Squares Fit The table lists the actual annual cost y to drive a midsize car 15,000 miles per year for selected years x.

x

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

y

$1763

$3176

$5136

$6880

$8595

Source: Runzheimer International.

(a) Predict whether the correlation coefficient is posi­tive, negative, or zero.


(b) Find a least-squares regression line that models these data. What is the correlation coefficient?


(c) Estimate the cost of driving a midsize car in 2005.


(d) Estimate the year when the cost to drive a car could reach $10,000.

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