In: Statistics and Probability
(a)What is the explanatory variable and the response
variable?
(b) Find the correlation between boat registrations and manatee
deaths. (Round to the hundredths place.)
(c) What percent of the variation in manatees killed is explained by the model?
(d) Find the least squares regression line for these data. (Round all values to the hundredths place.)
(e) Predict how many manatees may die if 792 boats are registered. (Round to the nearest whole number.)
Year | manatees killed | powerboat registration |
1995 | 50 | 711 |
1996 | 47 | 719 |
1997 | 53 | 716 |
1998 | 38 | 716 |
1999 | 35 | 716 |
2000 | 49 | 735 |
2001 | 81 | 860 |