In: Statistics and Probability
Problem 1
14.59 Is the number of square feet of living space a good predictor of a house’s selling price? The following data show the square footage and selling price for fifteen houses in Winston Salem, North Carolina (Zillow.com, April 5, 2015).
Size (1000s sq. ft) |
Selling Price ($1000s) |
1.26 |
117.5 |
3.02 |
299.9 |
1.99 |
139.0 |
0.91 |
45.6 |
1.87 |
129.9 |
2.63 |
274.9 |
2.60 |
259.9 |
2.27 |
177.0 |
2.30 |
175.0 |
2.08 |
189.9 |
1.12 |
95.0 |
1.38 |
82.1 |
1.80 |
169.0 |
1.57 |
96.5 |
1.45 |
114.9 |
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