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State whether the linear regression equation is appropriate for the data set. explain why or why not.

State whether the linear regression equation is appropriate for the data set. explain-example-1

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Answer:

not appropriate

Explanation:

The values in the dataset increase, then decrease with incrasing values of the independent variable. A linear regresssion equation would match data with a (more or less) constant slope. It would not be a good match for this dataset.

A linear regression equation is not appropriate.

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