Prices of recycled materials (e.g., plastics, paper, and glass) are highly volatile due to the fact that

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Prices of recycled materials (e.g., plastics, paper, and glass) are highly volatile due to the fact that supply is constant, rather than tied to demand. An exploratory study of the prices of recycled products in the United Kingdom was published in Resources, Conservation, and Recycling (Vol. 60, 2012). The researchers employed simple linear regression to model y = the monthly price of recycled colored plastic bottles as a function of x = the monthly price of naphtha (a primary material in plastics). The following results were obtained for monthly data collected over a recent 10-year period (n = 120 months):
 = -32.35 + 4.82x, t = 16.60 (for testing H0: β1 = 0) r = .83, r2 = .69
Use this information to conduct the first four steps of a complete simple linear regression analysis. Give your conclusions in the words of the problem.
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Statistics For Business And Economics

ISBN: 9780321826237

12th Edition

Authors: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry T Sincich

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