QuestionA concert venue seats 7,500. Analyze snow vs. attendance data, then: (a) Is a linear model suitable? Yes/No (b) Find slope and -intercept: Attendance (Inches of Snow) + (c) Predict attendance with 9.1 inches of snow: people.
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STEP 1
Assumptions1. The data given is accurate and reliable.
. A linear model is appropriate for these data.
3. The relationship between the amount of snow and the attendance is inversely proportional.
STEP 2
We first need to find the slope and y-intercept of the regression line. The formula for the slope (m) of the regression line iswhere- n is the number of data points- is the sum of the product of x and y- is the sum of x- is the sum of y- is the sum of the squares of x
STEP 3
We calculate the necessary sums for the slope formula. We have7 data points, so n=7. We calculate , , , and using the given data.
STEP 4
We calculate the slope (m) using the formula and the sums calculated in the previous step.
STEP 5
Now we need to find the y-intercept (b) of the regression line. The formula for the y-intercept iswhere- m is the slope- n is the number of data points- is the sum of x- is the sum of y
STEP 6
We calculate the y-intercept (b) using the formula and the sums and slope calculated in the previous steps.
STEP 7
Now we have the equation of the regression line in the formwhere m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
STEP 8
We use the equation of the regression line to predict the attendance at a concert when there are.1 inches of snow on the ground. We substitute.1 for Inches of Snow in the equation and calculate the result.
STEP 9
We round the result to the nearest integer to get the predicted attendance.
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