To find the correlation coefficient (r) and the regression equation (y = mx + b), we can input the data into Desmos and create a scatter plot.
After inputting the data and creating the scatter plot, we find that:
r = 0.905
The regression equation is: y = 0.68x + 35.88
Therefore, if someone was 45 years old, the regression line would predict that they would prefer a coffee strength of:
y = 0.68(45) + 35.88
y = 69.48
So, the regression line would predict that the 45-year-old would prefer a coffee strength of approximately 69.48 grams.
Have you ever noticed that adults like the taste of some bitter foods that adolescents just cannot tolerate the taste of? Things like dark chocolate, grapefruit, coffee, etc. Ms. Wilson is interested in whether bitter flavors become more tolerable as people get older. She sets up a study in which subjects taste cups of coffee that are different strengths and picks their favorite one.
Ms. Wilson records the age of each subject, x, and the strength of the coffee in grams, y, that the subject liked the best.
Age of Subject Strength of Coffee in grams
17 48
27 44
33 49
37 54
40 57
(4 points)
Use the Desmos Graphing Calculator (right-click and open in new tab/window) to calculate the following:
r =
y =
x +
If someone was 45 years old, what would the regression line predict for the strength of coffee they would prefer?
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After inputting the data and creating the scatter plot, we find that:
r = 0.905
The regression equation is: y = 0.6676x + 33.925
Therefore, if someone was 45 years old, the regression line would predict that they would prefer a coffee strength of:
y = 0.6676(45) + 33.925
y = 63.248
So, the regression line would predict that the 45-year-old would prefer a coffee strength of approximately 63.25 grams.
After inputting the data and creating the scatter plot, we find that:
r = 0.905
The regression equation is: y = 0.6676x + 33.925
Therefore, if someone was 45 years old, the regression line would predict that they would prefer a coffee strength of:
y = 0.6676(45) + 33.925
y = 63.248
So, the regression line would predict that the 45-year-old would prefer a coffee strength of approximately 63.25 grams.