Find the Best Predicted Value of Y Corresponding to the Given

Multiple Choice

Find the best predicted value of y corresponding to the given value of x.
-Six pairs of data yield $\mathrm { r } = 0.789$ and the regression equation $\hat { \mathrm { y } } = 4 \mathrm { x } - 2$ . Also, $\overline { \mathrm { y } } = 19.0$ . What is the best predicted value of $y$ for $x = 5$ ?

A) $18.5$
B) $19.0$
C) $22.0$
D) $18.0$