Chapter 11 Data Analysis and Statistics - 11.5 Choose the Best Model for Two-Variable Data - 11.5 Exercises - Problem Solving - Page 779: 12

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We will first plot the points that we get from the data. We can notice it creates a graph that looks like the graph of a linear function. Hence, this data can be modeled by a linear function $y=ax+b$ By using a graphing calculator, we find that $a=0.8474\\b=-1659.86$ Hence, the model for the given data is: $y=0.8474x-1659.86$