An engineer wants to determine how the weight of a gas-powered car, x, affects gas mileage, y. The accompanying data represent the weights of various domestic cars and their miles per gallon in the city for the most recent model year. Complete parts (a) through (d) below.
(a) Find the least-squares regression line treating weight as the explanatory variable and miles per gallon as the response variable.
(Round the x coefficient to five decimal places as needed. Round the constant to one decimal place as needed.)
(b) Interpret the slope and y-intercept, if appropriate. Choose the correct answer below and fill in any answer boxes in your choice.
(Use the answer from part a to find this answer.)
A weightless car will get
nothing
miles per gallon, on average. It is not appropriate to interpret the slope.
For every pound added to the weight of the car, gas mileage in the city will decrease by
nothing
mile(s) per gallon, on average. A weightless car will get
nothing
miles per gallon, on average.
For every pound added to the weight of the car, gas mileage in the city will decrease by
nothing
mile(s) per gallon, on average. It is not appropriate to interpret the y-intercept.
It is not appropriate to interpret the slope or the y-intercept.
(c) A certain gas-powered car weighs
3510
pounds and gets
20
miles per gallon. Is the miles per gallon of this car above average or below average for cars of this weight?
The estimated average miles per gallon for cars of this weight is
nothing
miles per gallon. The miles per gallon of this car is
average for cars of this weight.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
(d) Would it be reasonable to use the least-squares regression line to predict the miles per gallon of a hybrid gas and electric car? Why or why not?
No, because the absolute value of the correlation coefficient is less than the critical value for a sample size of
n=10.
Yes, because the absolute value of the correlation coefficient is greater than the critical value for a sample size of
n=10.
Yes, because the hybrid is partially powered by gas.
No, because the hybrid is a different type of car.
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Extracted text: An engineer wants to determine how the weight of a gas-powered car, x, affects gas mileage, y. The accompanying data represent the weights of various domestic cars and their miles per gallon in the city for the most recent model year. Complete parts (a) through (d) below. Click here to view the weight and gas mileage data. (a) Find the least-squares regression line treating weight as the explanatory variable and miles per gallon as the response variable. ý =x+) (Round the x coefficient to five decimal places as needed. Round the constant to one decimal place as needed.) (b) Interpret the slope and y-intercept, if appropriate. Choose the correct answer below and fill in any answer boxes in your choice. (Use the answer from part a to find this answer.) A. A weightless car will get miles per gallon, on average. It is not appropriate to interpret the slope. O B. For every pound added to the weight of the car, gas mileage in the city will decrease by mile(s) per gallon, on average. A weightless car will get miles per gallon, on average. C. For every pound added to the weight of the car, gas mileage in the city will decrease by mile(s) per gallon, on average. It is not appropriate to interpret the y-intercept. D. It is not appropriate to interpret the slope or the y-intercept. (c) A certain gas-powered car weighs 3510 pounds and gets 20 miles per gallon. Is the miles per gallon of this car above average or below average for cars of this weight? The estimated average miles per gallon for cars of this weight is miles per gallon. The miles per gallon of this car is average for cars of this weight. (Round to three decimal places as needed.) (d) Would it be reasonable to use the least-squares regression line to predict the miles per gallon of a hybrid gas and electric car? Why or why not? A. No, because the absolute value of the correlation coefficient is less than the critical value for a sample size of n = 10. B. Yes, because the absolute value of the correlation coefficient is greater than the critical value for a sample size of n = 10. C. Yes, because the hybrid is partially powered by gas. D. No, because the hybrid is a different type of car.