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The average number of mice per home in Canada is 5.7 and s = 1.2. The average number of packages of mouse killer used per family per year is 4.2 and s = 1.1. The correlation between mice in the home and mouse killer bought is .5.
The Cat family bought 12 packages of mouse killer last year. How many mice would you predict they have in their home (rounded to the nearest unit)?
In a given town in Canada, the average number of mice per house is 8.3. What would be your best prediction of how many boxes of mouse killer an average household will use in one year?
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The average number of mice per home in Canada is 5.7 and s = 1.2. The average number of packages of mouse killer used per family per year is 4.2 and s = 1.1. The correlation between mice in the home and mouse killer bought is .5.
The Cat family bought 12 packages of mouse killer last year. How many mice would you predict they have in their home (rounded to the nearest unit)?
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