Sean is hiking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. The distance of his hike is 2200 miles. It took Sean 134 days to complete the hike. The data below represent the distance, D, he had hiked t days after the start of his trip.
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0
19
308
34
578
67
1070
91
1715
112
1902
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134
2200
1. Determine the linear regression equation for this data.
Linear Regression Equation: D =
Round to the nearest tenth as needed.
2. Interpret the meaning of the slope of this regression model.
Sean hiked at a rate of approximately
Select an answer
3. Use your linear regression equation to estimate the total number of miles Sean had hiked in 62 days. Round your answer
to the nearest mile.
In 62 days, Sean had hiked
miles
4. Use your linear regression equation to estimate the total number of days it took for Sean to hike 479 miles. Round your
answer to the nearest day.
In
days, Sean had hiked 479 miles.