The following data show U.S. production of motor vehicles versus tons of domestic steel shipped for


Question: The following data show U.S. production of motor vehicles versus tons of domestic steel shipped for motor vehicle manufacture.

Year x = U.S. productions of motor vehicles y = tons of domestic steel
2000 12.83 million 16.06 million
2001 11.52 14.06
2002 12.33 14
2003 12.15 15388
2004 12.02 13.86

a) Determine the least-squares regression line and calculate r.

b) What proportion of the variability in steel shipments for motor vehicles is explained by the regression equation?

c) During a year in which U.S. production of motor vehicles is 12.0 million, what would be the prediction for the number of tons of domestic steel used for vehicle production?

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