In: Statistics and Probability
Question #1. The operations manager of a musical instrument distributor feels that demand for bass drums may be related to the number of television appearances by the popular rock group Green Shades during the preceding month. The manager has collected the data shown in the following table:
Demand
for
Green Shades
Bass
Drums
TV Appearances
3
3
8 5
4 4
10 8
11 9
9
7
5 6
11 11
8 9
9 10
11 12
a. Graph the data and briefly describe the linear equation and identity the independent and dependent variables.
b. Using the linear equation, predict drum sales if there are 12 appearances.
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The Fitted Line Plot of the variables demand for bass drums versus Green shades TV appearances:
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