In: Statistics and Probability
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Question:
Researchers studying acid rain measured the acidity of
precipitation in a Colorado Wilderness area for 150 consecutive
weeks. Acidity is measured by pH. Lower pH values show higher
acidity. The acid rain researchers observed a straight-line pattern
over time. They reported that the least-squares regression line: pH
= 5.3 - (.0053 * weeks) fit the data well.
A. According to the regression line, what was the pH at the
beginning of the study (week - 1)? At the end (weeks = 150)?
B. What is the intercept of the regression line? Explain clearly
what the intercept says about the pH of the precipitation in this
wilderness area.
C. What is the slope of the regression line? Explain clearly what
this slope says about the change in pH of the precipitation in this
wilderness area.