A statistics student wants to determine if there is a relationship between a student's number of absences, x, and
their grade point average (GPA), y. The given data lists the number of absences and GPAs for 15 randomly selected
students
15
1
0
6
9
12
3
3
1
2
7
0
4
Number of
Absences
GPA
2.1
4.3 4.5
3.2
4.0
1.7
3.8
2.9
3.6
3
3.4
2
2.6
3.1
2.8
Using technology, what is the equation for the least-squares regression line?
O ý= 3.79 -0.10x
O ý= 0.10 + 3.79x
O ý= 16.15 – 3.28x
O ý= -3.28 + 16 15x