Interpret a Linear Regression Equation and Use It to Make

Multiple Choice

Interpret a linear regression equation and use it to make a prediction.
-A company studying the productivity of its employees on a new information system
Was interested in determining if the age (X) of data entry operators influenced the number
Of completed entries made per hour (Y) . The regression equation is yˆ = 14.374 − 0.145x .
Suppose the actual completed entries per hour for an operator who is 35 years old was 8.
The residual is

A) -1.3
B) 2.6
C) -3.5
D) 1.3
E) -2.2