Question

the following gives the number of accidents that occurred on florida state highway 101 during the last 4 months:

using the least - squares regression method, the trend equation for forecasting is (round your responses to two decimal places)

using least - squares regression, the forecast for the number of accidents that will occur in the month of may = accidents (enter your response as a whole number)

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the value of \(x\) for May

Since \(x = 1\) for Jan, \(x=2\) for Feb, \(x = 3\) for Mar, \(x=4\) for Apr, then \(x = 5\) for May.

Step2: Substitute \(x = 5\) into the regression equation \(\hat{y}=-1.00 + 23.70x\)

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Answer:

\(118\)