11.6 A mathematics placement test is given to all entering freshmen at a small college. A
student who receives a grade below 35 is denied admission to the regular mathematics
course and placed in a remedial class. The placement test scores and the final grades for
20 students who took the regular course were recorded as follows:
Placement Test : 50 35 35 40 55 65 35 60 90 35 90 80 60 60 60 40 55 50 65 50
Course Grade : 53 41 61 56 68 36 11 70 79 59 54 91 48 71 71 47 53 68 57 79
(a) Plot a scatter diagram.
(b) Find the equation of the regression line to predict course grades from placement test scores.
(c) Graph the line on the scatter diagram.
(d) If 60 is the minimum passing grade, below which placement test score should students in the future be denied admission to this course?