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John is an avid fisherman and wants to know if there is a correlation between the amount of time he spends fishing and the amount of fish he catches. He decided to keep track of the time he spent at the lake and the amount of fish he caught. The results were as follows:

Hours at lake
2
3
2
1
4
5

Number of fish caught
5
5
4
3
6
9

Which variable is the independent variable - and which is the dependent variable?

Determine the regression equation.

Use the information regarding John's fishing trips to perform a correlation analysis.

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John is an avid fisherman and wants to know if there is a correlation between the amount of time he spends fishing and the amount of fish he catches. He decided to keep track of the time he spent at the lake and the amount of fish he caught. The results were as follows:

Hours at lake Number of fish caught
2 5
3 5
2 4
1 3
4 6
5 9

Which variable is the independent variable - and which is the dependent variable?

Determine the regression equation.

Use the ...

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