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7. a) A study measures how the number of hours of sleep a person gets affects the number of errors they make in a test of short term memory. The regression finds the slope (b) = -3 and the intercept (a) = 25. Interpret the slope in a sentence. Interpret the intercept in a sentence.
b) A study measures how a person’s age (in years) affects the number of messages they get on a dating site. The regression finds the slope (b) = -2 and the intercept (a) = 100. Interpret the slope in a sentence. Interpret the intercept in a sentence.
c) For which of the two studies mentioned above is it more reasonable to interpret the intercept and why?