The table below shows the heights (in feet) and the number of stories of six notable buildings in a city.
Height, x: 772, 628, 518, 508, 496, 483
Stories, y: 51, 48, 44, 43, 39, 37
You want to build a linear model that will predict the number of stories in a building from the height of the building.
a) Using your calculator, find the equation of the regression line in statistical form for the given data.
b) Use the regression equation to predict the number of stories for a building that is 640 feet tall.
y = ( ) + ( )x
(Round the slope to three decimal places as needed. Round the y-intercept to two decimal places as needed.)
(b) Predict the number of stories in a building that is 640 feet tall. Choose the correct answer below.
A. 34
B. 47
C. 41
D. not meaningful