the following data were collected.

$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline x & 22 & 35 & 56 & 18 & 21 & 35 & 46 \\\hline y & 27 & 60 & 62 & 30 & 24 & 42 & 50 \\\hline\end{array}$

use technology to determine the slope of the line of best fit. round the final answer to the thousandths place.

-0.971
9.824
-9.824
0.971

Question

the following data were collected.

$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline x & 22 & 35 & 56 & 18 & 21 & 35 & 46 \\\hline y & 27 & 60 & 62 & 30 & 24 & 42 & 50 \\\hline\end{array}$

use technology to determine the slope of the line of best fit. round the final answer to the thousandths place.

-0.971
9.824
-9.824
0.971

Accepted Answer

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(A) $-0.971$

(B) $9.824$

(C) $-9.824$

(D) $0.971$

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Organize the data points

Calculate the summary statistics

Compute the slope of the regression line

Match with the closest option

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