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Find a regression equation.
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Calculate the equation of the best fitting regression line:
\n\\[Y = a + b \\times X.\\] Find $a$ and $b$ to 5 decimal places, then input them below to 3 decimal places.
\n$b=\\;$[[0]], $a=\\;$[[1]] (enter both to 3 decimal places).
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\n$\\displaystyle SPXY=\\sum xy - \\frac{(\\sum x)\\times (\\sum y)}{10}$
\n$\\displaystyle SSX=\\sum x^2 - \\frac{(\\sum x)^2}{10}$
\nThen $\\displaystyle a = \\frac{1}{10}\\left[\\sum y-b \\sum x\\right]$
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\n\\[Y = a + b \\times X.\\] Find $a$ and $b$ to 5 decimal places, then input them below to 3 decimal places.
\n$b=\\;$[[0]], $a=\\;$[[1]] (enter both to 3 decimal places).
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\n$\\displaystyle SSX=\\sum x^2 - \\frac{(\\sum x)^2}{10}$
\nThen $\\displaystyle a = \\frac{1}{10}\\left[\\sum y-b \\sum x\\right]$
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