The equation of a regression line is \hat{y}=3.4x+4.2. What is the predicted value of \hat{y} for...
Question:
The equation of a regression line is {eq}\hat{y}=3.4x+4.2 {/eq}.
What is the predicted value of {eq}\hat{y} {/eq} for {eq}x = 11 {/eq}?
a) 33.2
b) -5.6
c) 41.6
d) cannot be calculated
e) None of these
Regression Line:
When we are determining a regression line to represent points in a scatter plot, the line being calculated will follow the same form as the equation of a line:
{eq}\bar{y} = a+ bx {/eq}
Every {eq}x {/eq}-value we substitute in this line will produce a {eq}y {/eq}-value that, when subtracted from the observed value, produces a residual.
Answer and Explanation:
The predicted value of {eq}\hat{y} {/eq} for {eq}x=11 {/eq} is the value of {eq}\hat{y}=3.4x+4.2 {/eq} when {eq}x=11 {/eq} is plugged in.
Let's plug in {eq}x=11 {/eq} into {eq}3.4x+4.2 {/eq}:
{eq}\begin{align*} \\ \displaystyle \hat{y}&=3.4x+4.2\\\\ &=3.4(11)+4.2\\\\ & = 41.6\\\\ \end{align*} {/eq}
Therefore, option {eq}c {/eq} is right.
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