Dr.

Nos Moking investigated the relationship between cigarettes

smoked (average packs per day) and age-at-death from the
records of 15 patients from his (her?) hospital. The results are:

patie
nt
x
y

10

11

12

13

14

15

0
76

7
41

1
56

5
48

2
60

8
40

0
76

3
74

4
52

7
40

1
66

3
52

0
68

1
60

6
48

The x , or explanatory variable in this case is

the______________________________________
and the y, or response variable is the
_____________________________________________.
1. Construct a scatterplot that illustrates this situation:

2. Use a graphing calculator to determine the

equation for the regression equation:

3. Interpret the slope in context:

4. Interpret the y-intercept in context:

5. Use the equation to predict the age at

death for someone who smokes 4 packs a
day:

6. What is at least one concern you would have for using this equation to predict
the age at death for someone based off of the number of cigarettes they
smoke: