In Order for Applicants to Work for the Foreign-Service Department

Multiple Choice

In order for applicants to work for the foreign-service department, they must take a test in the language of the country where they plan to work. The data below show the relationship between the number of years that
Applicants have studied a particular language and the grades they received on the proficiency exam. What is
The best predicted value for y given x = 5.5? Assume that the variables x and y have a significant correlation. $$\begin{array} { l | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \text { Number of years, } \mathrm { x } & 3 & 4 & 4 & 5 & 3 & 6 & 2 & 7 & 3 \\\hline \text { Grades on test, } \mathrm { y } & 61 & 68 & 75 & 82 & 73 & 90 & 58 & 93 & 72\end{array}$$

A) 84
B) 82
C) 80
D) 86