The flow rate in a device used for air quality measurement depends on the pressure drop x (inches of water) across the device's filter. Suppose that for x values between 5 and 20, these two variables are related according to the simple linear regression model with true regression line y = -0.17 + 0.095x. A) What is the true average flow rate for a pressure drop of 10 in. and drop of 15 in.?
B) What is the true average change in flow rate associated with a 1 inch increase in pressure drop?
C) What is the average change in flow rate when pressure drop decreases by 5 in.?

A. 0.78 and 1.255.

B.  0.095

C. -0.475

Step-by-step explanation:

The given regression line is

y=-0.17+0.095x

A.

The true average flow rate for a pressure drop of 10 inch can be computed by putting x=10 in above equation.

y=-0.17+0.095*10

y=-0.17+0.95

y=0.78

The true average flow rate for a pressure drop of 10 inch is 0.78.

The true average flow rate for a pressure drop of 15 inch can be computed by putting x=15 in above equation.

y=-0.17+0.095*15

y=-0.17+1.425

y=1.255

The true average flow rate for a pressure drop of 15 inch is 1.255.

B.

The slope represents average change in y due to unit change in x.

So, the true average change in flow rate associated with a 1 inch increase in pressure drop is 0.095(1)= 0.095.

C.

When pressure drops decreases by 5 in. then the average change in flow rate is 0.095(-5)=-0.475.

check the picture below.

well, the angle at the vertex d is clearly not a right-angle, let's check for the one at the vertex f which does look like,   however if it's indeed, that means ef is perpendicular to df, in which case their slopes will be negative reciprocal of each other.

so the negative reciprocal of the slope of ef is 1, however the slope of df is not 1, is 1/2, so nope, they're not perpendicular lines.

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