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Percentages of public school students in fourth grade in 1996 and in eighth grade in 2000 who were at or above the proficient level in mathematics were given in the article €œMixed Progress in Math€ (USA Today, August 3, 2001) for eight western states:
Percentages of public school students in fourth grade in 1996

a. Construct a scatterplot, and comment on any interesting features.
b. Find the equation of the least-squares line that summarizes the relationship between x = 1996 fourthgrade math proficiency percentage and y = 2000 eighth-grade math proficiency percentage.
c. Nevada, a western state not included in the data set, had a 1996 fourth-grade math proficiency of 14%. What would you predict for Nevada€™s 2000 eighthgrade math proficiency percentage? How does your prediction compare to the actual eighth-grade value of 20 for Nevada?

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8th grade (200o) 21 18 16 37 13 32 State 4th grade (1996) Arizona California Hawaii Montana New Mexico Oregon Utah Wyoming 15 16 13 21 19 25

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