From 1975 to 1986, the general social survey asked its participants if they favored or opposed capital punishment. A least squar
es regression line was calculated to predict the percent that favored the death penalty based on the year. The least squares regression equation is yhat= -1859+0. 9753x. Interpret the slope for this equation.
Based on the information given, it should be noted that the slope cannot be interpreted as the equation makes no sense for the model.
<h3>Interpretation of the slope.</h3>
From the information given, the explanatory variable x was the year that the observations were taken.
In this case, the values are the integer number between 1975 and 1986. The y-intercept of the equation makes no sense for the prediction as it's not in the range of the explanatory data.
