Asked by goo

The scatter plot and line of best fit below show the length of 7 people's femur (the long leg bone in the thigh) and their height in centimeters. What is the meaning of the yy-value on the line when x, equals, 50x=50?
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The height of an actual person with a femur length of 179.4 centimeters is 50 centimeters.
An expected height of 50 centimeters when the femur has a length of 179.4 centimeters.
An expected height of 179.4 centimeters when the femur has a length of 50 centimeters.
The height of an actual person with a femur length of 50 centimeters is 179.4 centimeters.

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Answer: "An expected height of 179.4 centimeters when the femur has a length of 50 centimeters."

Explanation: The y-value on the line is the predicted (expected) height for a given femur length x, so at x = 50 the line predicts a height of 179.4 cm.