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I have selected 5 athletes at different ages, but all of them looked buff, and measured their body fat. The results are listed in the table below.

Age Percent body fat
20 4
24 7
27 5
31 11
36 14

Find the regression equation for body fat to show how it varies with the age of the individual.

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Excel spreadsheet and Word document to show and report the calculations necessary to perform the regression analysis on how body fat percentage varies with an athlete's age.

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Changping Wang, MA
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  • BSc , Wuhan Univ. China
  • MA, Shandong Univ.
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