Listed below are the heights (cm) of winning presidential candidates and their main opponents from several recent presidential elections. Find the regression equation, letting president be the predictor (x) variable. Find the best predicted height of an opponent given that the president had a height of 183 cm. How close is the result to the actual opponent height of 185 cm? President 175 188 177 191 183 185 183 192 188 Opponent 173 188 183 169 182 177 185 180 173 CH The regression equation is ŷ = + (x. (Round the y-intercept to the nearest integer as needed. Round the slope to three decimal places as needed.)

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The best predicted height of an opponent given that the president had a height of 183 cm is _________ cm.

 

 

How close is the result to the actual opponent height of 185 cm ?

 

a. The result is within 5 cm of the actual opponent height of 185 cm.

b. The result is more than 5 cm greater than the actual opponent height of 185 cm.

c. The result is more than 5 cm less than the actual opponent height of 185 cm.

d. The result is excatly the same as the actual opponent height of 185 cm. 

 

Listed below are the heights (cm) of winning presidential candidates and their main opponents from several recent presidential elections. Find the regression equation,
letting president be the predictor (x) variable. Find the best predicted height of an opponent given that the president had a height of 183 cm. How close is the result to
the actual opponent height of 185 cm?
President 175 188 177 191 183 185 183 192 188
Opponent
173 188 183 169 182 177 185 180 173
CH
The regression equation is ŷ = + (x.
(Round the y-intercept to the nearest integer as needed. Round the slope to three decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Listed below are the heights (cm) of winning presidential candidates and their main opponents from several recent presidential elections. Find the regression equation, letting president be the predictor (x) variable. Find the best predicted height of an opponent given that the president had a height of 183 cm. How close is the result to the actual opponent height of 185 cm? President 175 188 177 191 183 185 183 192 188 Opponent 173 188 183 169 182 177 185 180 173 CH The regression equation is ŷ = + (x. (Round the y-intercept to the nearest integer as needed. Round the slope to three decimal places as needed.)
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