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The height (sidewalk to roof) of notable tall buildings in America is compared to the number...

The height (sidewalk to roof) of notable tall buildings in America is compared to the number of stories of the building (beginning at street level).

Height (in feet) Stories
1050 58
428 29
362 25
529 40
790 60
401 22
380 38
1454 110
1127 100
700 46

Part a) Calculate the least squares line. Put the equation in the form of: ŷ = a + bx.

Part b) Find the correlation coefficient r.

Part c) Based on the least squares line, adding an extra story adds about how many feet to a building?

Part d) What is the slope of the least squares (best-fit) line? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
Interpret the slope.

As the  ---Select--- number of stories height of the building increases by one unit, the  ---Select--- height number of stories of the building increases by   ---Select--- stories feet .

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