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Residuals
A residual is the difference between the actual value and the predicted value.
Suppose the regression line modeling ticket sales is y = –5.9x + 170.85, where x represents ticket price and y represents attendance.
1. What is the predicted attendance when the ticket price is $5? _________
2. The actual attendance was 160 when the ticket price was $5.
Find the residual: _________ – _________ = _________

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Answer:

  1. predicted attendance: 141.35

  2. residual: 18.65

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Predicted attendance is ...

  y = -5.9·5 +170.85 = 141.35

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2. As the problem statement tells you, ...

  actual value - predicted value = residual

  160 - 141.35 = 18.65 . . . the residual

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