Question

Question 6

1 pts
A baby weighed 7.2 pounds at birth. Her weight was recorded at each of her infant
doctor appointments. The records for her appointments from birth to six months are
shown in the table below. Use the line of best fit to estimate the baby's weight at 1
year (12 months)?
Months
Weight (lbs)

Answer 1

24.4

Explanation:

Given the data :

Month (X) : 0, 1, 2, 4, 6

Weight (Y) : 7.2, 9.4, 10.5, 13.2, 15.9

To obtain the predicted weight at 1 year, we fit the data to obtain the regression model. Using technology, the regression model obtained is :

y = 7.6 + 1.4X1

Substituting x = 1 year into the regression model, we obtained the predicted weight at 1 year ;

1 year = 12 months, hence, x = 12

y = 7.6 + 1.4(12)

y = 7.6 + 16.8

y = 24.4