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Obtain the two lines of regression for the data below, and estimate yy when x=6x=6.

xx3691215
yy548711
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Here n=5n=5.

xˉ=3+6+9+12+155=455=9,yˉ=5+4+8+7+115=355=7.\bar x=\frac{3+6+9+12+15}{5}=\frac{45}{5}=9,\qquad \bar y=\frac{5+4+8+7+11}{5}=\frac{35}{5}=7.

Take dx=x−9, dy=y−7d_x=x-9,\ d_y=y-7:

xxyydxd_xdyd_ydxdyd_xd_ydx2d_x^2dy2d_y^2
35−6-6−2-212364
64−3-3−3-3999
9801001
12730090
151164243616
Total00459030

Regression coefficients:

byx=4590=0.5,bxy=4530=1.5.b_{yx}=\frac{45}{90}=0.5,\qquad b_{xy}=\frac{45}{30}=1.5.

(Product 0.5×1.5=0.75≤10.5\times1.5=0.75\le1, so r=0.75≈0.866r=\sqrt{0.75}\approx0.866 — valid.)

Line of YY on XX: y−7=0.5(x−9)⇒y=0.5x−4.5+7⇒y=0.5x+2.5.y-7=0.5(x-9)\Rightarrow y=0.5x-4.5+7\Rightarrow y=0.5x+2.5.

Line of XX on YY: x−9=1.5(y−7)⇒x=1.5y−10.5+9⇒x=1.5y−1.5.x-9=1.5(y-7)\Rightarrow x=1.5y-10.5+9\Rightarrow x=1.5y-1.5.

Estimate. To estimate yy use YY on XX: at x=6x=6, y=0.5(6)+2.5=3+2.5=5.5.y=0.5(6)+2.5=3+2.5=5.5.

Independent check (product/geometric mean): byx⋅bxy=0.75b_{yx}\cdot b_{xy}=0.75 and 0.75=0.866\sqrt{0.75}=0.866, a valid correlation, confirming the coefficients are consistent.

✓Final answer

Line of YY on XX: y=0.5x+2.5y=0.5x+2.5; line of XX on YY: x=1.5y−1.5x=1.5y-1.5. Estimated y=5.5y=5.5 when x=6x=6.

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