You Are Using Linear Regression to Link Number of Responses

Multiple Choice

You are using linear regression to link number of responses to a job announcement (y) to the number of days the announcement was repeated (x) : In applying the least squares criterion, the slope (b) and the intercept (a) for the best-fitting line are b = 1.0 and a = 3.5.Produce the 95% confidence interval estimate of the population intercept and report the upper bound for your interval.

A) 4.5
B) 9.7
C) 8.3
D) 6.1
E) 7.2