Suppose you analyze a dataset which contains data on births to women in the United States. Two variables of interest are the dependent vari- able, infant birth weight in ounces (bwght), and an explanatory variable, aver- age number of cigarettes the mother smoked per day during pregnancy (cigs). Using the simple regression model y = Bo +31*x, the following sample regres- sion function is estimated:

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