The owner of a moving company typically has his most experienced manager predict

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The owner of a moving company typically has his most experienced manager predict the total number of labor hours that will be required to complete an upcoming move. In a effort to provide a more accurate method, the owner has decided to use the number of cubic feet moved as the independent variable and has collected data for 20 moves in which the travel time was an insignificant portion of the hours worked. Use the data provided to complete parts (a) through (d) below Click the icon to view the data table 900 60 900 60 Cubic Feet Hours Cubic Feet Hours b. Assuming a linear relationship, use the least-squares method to determine the regression coefficients bo and b (Round to four decimal places as needed.)

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a)

Plotting the points, we se that it is

OPTION A: CORRECT GRAPH [ANSWER]

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b)

Using technology, we get              

intercept = b0 =   1.623158768   [ANSWER]      
              
slope = b1 =   0.041605803   [ANSWER]      
              

              

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