Question

Use the data entry method in your scientific calculator to enter the following measurements.

x	1	2	3	4	5	6
y	5.5	4.5	4.3	3.5	3.0	2.6

Recall the proper memories to find the correlation coefficient, r. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

r =  

Recall the proper memories to find the y-intercept, a, of the line. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

a =  

Recall the proper memories to find the slope, b, of the line. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

b =

Answer 1

1	5.5	5.5	1	30.25
2	4.5	9	4	20.25
3	4.3	12.9	9	18.49
4	3.5	14	16	12.25
5	3.0	15	25	9
6	2.6	15.6	36	6.76