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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