The number of passes completed and the total number of passing yards were recorded for Drew Brees for each
of the 16 regular season NFL games that he played in the fall of 2011. A scatterplot is shown below.
425-
Total yards
7 8 द्व ४ 7 84
400
375
350
325
300-
275
250
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Fitted Line Plot
Total yards 83.54 +8.892 Completions
Completions
M
36322
41.7%
37.94
a.
Describe the relationship between completions and total yards.
b. Interpret the values of the slope and the y-intercept of the regression line.
C.
How many total yards would you predict if Drew Brees completed 30 passes?
d. Can the equation be used to predict the number of total yards if he completes 50 passes?