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Read the following description of a data set.\newlineA French car company wants to cut costs by using cheaper low-carbon steel in its car frames. To determine how varying the carbon content will affect strength, company engineers manufactured several car frames.For each car frame, the engineers noted the percentage of carbon, xx, as well as the weight it could support (in kilograms), yy.The least squares regression line of this data set is:y=370.966x+282.742y = 370.966x + 282.742\newlineComplete the following sentence:\newlineIf a car frame has one additional percentage point of carbon, the least squares regression line predicts it can support ___ more kilograms.

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Q. Read the following description of a data set.\newlineA French car company wants to cut costs by using cheaper low-carbon steel in its car frames. To determine how varying the carbon content will affect strength, company engineers manufactured several car frames.For each car frame, the engineers noted the percentage of carbon, xx, as well as the weight it could support (in kilograms), yy.The least squares regression line of this data set is:y=370.966x+282.742y = 370.966x + 282.742\newlineComplete the following sentence:\newlineIf a car frame has one additional percentage point of carbon, the least squares regression line predicts it can support ___ more kilograms.
  1. Identify coefficient of xx: Identify the coefficient of xx in the regression equation to determine the increase in weight support per percentage point increase in carbon content.
  2. Interpret coefficient of xx: Interpret the coefficient of xx as the increase in weight (in kilograms) that the car frame can support for each additional percentage point of carbon.

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