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AP Statistics 5.3: Linear Regression Models

Use a linear regression model to calculate predicted responses and distinguish reliable interpolation from less reliable extrapolation.

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Effective Fall 2025
Course
AP Statistics

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5.3.A—Calculate a predicted response value using a linear regression model

5.3 Linear Regression Models question 1

A student measured the heights and the arm spans, rounded to the nearest inch, of each person in a random sample of 12 seniors at a high school. A scatterplot of arm span versus height for the 12 seniors is shown.

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Using the best model for prediction, calculate the predicted arm span for a senior with height 61 inches.

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