Preston Gomez Is Attempting to Identify a Linear Relationship That

Multiple Choice

Preston Gomez is attempting to identify a linear relationship that will link heating and air conditioning costs to total floor area for his commercial properties.Below is a table showing heating /AC costs and floor area for five buildings in the area. The computer output table below shows partial results for the linear regression analysis done here.Determine the upper bound on a 95% confidence interval estimate of the slope in the regression equation-a value that would be entered in the indicated cell of the output table.

A) 3.56
B) 5.14
C) 4.21
D) 3.19
E) 4.73