Question

In an area of the Midwest, records were kept on the relationship between the rainfall (in inches) and the yield of wheat (bushels per acre). Which is the best predicted value for y given x = 7.3? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. 36.5 36.0 36.7 36.2

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is 36.2

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello!

Given the data:

Rainfall(inch) x: 10.5, 8.8, 13.4, 12.5, 18.8, 10.3, 7.0, 15.6, 16.0

Yield (bushels per acre) y: 50.5, 46.2, 58.8, 59.0, 82.4, 49.2, 31.9, 76.0, 78.8

The response variable is

Y: Yield of wheat (bushels per acre)

Explanatory variable:

X: Rainfall in a certain period (inch)

I've calculated the equation of regression using a statistics software, the estimated equation is:

^Y= 4.27 + 4.38X

To calculate the value that will take the response variable for a given value of X:

^Y= 4.27 + 4.38*7.3= 36.24 bushels per acre.

I hope it helps!