question archive The weekly feed cost for Dean's domestic shorthair cat is $2
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The weekly feed cost for Dean's domestic shorthair cat is $2. The cat used in a study weighs 10 pounds. Using the equation ? = 0.3 + 0.12x for the regression line of weekly food cost on weight (weight is explanatory), what is the residual for Dean's domestic shorthair cat?
Answer:
the residual for Dean's domestic shorthair cat is 0.5$
Step-by-step explanation
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dean's domestic shorthair cat is $2,
the point estimate of the predicted value for x = 10 using the regression equation is, y* = 0.3 + 0.12(10) = 1.5
value of residual = y - y*= 2 - 1.5 = 0.5$