The owner of Maumee Ford-Mercury-Volvo wants to study the relationship between the age of a car and its selling price. Listed below is a random sample of 12 used cars sold at the dealership during the last year.  Car Age Price 1 10 10.8 2 6 9.1 3 12 4.3 4 16 5 5 8 5.1 6 7 11.5 7 9 11.6 8 13 8 9 12 8 10 16 3.9 11 4 12.8 12 4 11.1   Determine the regression equation. (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 3 decimal places.) a= b=   Estimate the selling price of a 9-year-old car (in $000). (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) So for each additional year, the car price decreases ____ in value.    Interpret the regression equation (in dollars). (Round your answer to the nearest dollar amount.)

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The owner of Maumee Ford-Mercury-Volvo wants to study the relationship between the age of a car and its selling price. Listed below is a random sample of 12 used cars sold at the dealership during the last year. 

Car Age Price
1 10 10.8
2 6 9.1
3 12 4.3
4 16 5
5 8 5.1
6 7 11.5
7 9 11.6
8 13 8
9 12 8
10 16 3.9
11 4 12.8
12 4 11.1

 

Determine the regression equation. (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

a=

b=

 

Estimate the selling price of a 9-year-old car (in $000). (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) So for each additional year, the car price decreases ____ in value. 

 

Interpret the regression equation (in dollars). (Round your answer to the nearest dollar amount.)

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