Suppose a straight line is fit to data having response variable y and explanatory variable x. Predicting values of y for values

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of x outside the range of the observed data is called

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kykrilka [37] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-03T06:36:06+03:00

Answer:

Extrapolation

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$x \to$ Explanatory variable

$y \to$ Response variable

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Predicting y outside range of x is called

This is referred to as extrapolation.

Take for instance, the range of x is: 1 - 9

You have extrapolated when, 10 is assumed to be the value of x and this value is entered in an equation to predict y.