A government economist obtained the following data from a simple random sample of ten pri


Question: Problem 9)

A government economist obtained the following data from a simple random sample of ten private companies in the natural gas exploration business. In the table below, x is the capital investment the company puts into exploration and development (in millions of dollars) and y is the volume of natural gas discovered (adjusted to sea level pressure and in billions of cubic feet).

x 5.8 8.3 1.7 7.7 5.6 2.4 15.8 10.1 12.4 7.9
y 9.1 17.4 4.7 12.3 3.8 4.6 18.1 19.3 16.9 12.6

a) Draw the scatter diagram for this data.

b) Find the slope, b, and the intercept, a, for the least-squares line. Write the equation of the least-squares line.

c) Graph the least-squares line on your scatter diagram.

d) If a company had invested 6.5 million dollars, what would the least-squares line predict for the volume of natural gas discovered?

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