In a study of the relationship between tv viewing and eating habits, a sample of 548 ethnically diverse students from massachusetts was followed over a 19-month period (pediatrics [2003]: 1321–1326). for each additional hour of television viewed per day, the number of fruit and vegetable servings per day was found to decrease on average by 0.14 serving. a. for this study, what is the response variable? what is the predictor variable? b. would the least squares regression line for predicting number of servings of fruits and vegetables using number of hours spent watching tv have a positive or negative slope? justify your choice.