Use the coefficients of the multiple regression equation in Figure 13.5 to predict the lung capacity for a 10-year-old who is 57 inches tall and weighs 90 pounds, at a pressure of 30.2 inches and a temperature of 65 degrees.

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The regression equation is Lung Capacity = -7.82 0.119 Height - 0.0246 Weight + 0.164 Age +0.076 Pressure +0.0202 Temperature Predictor Coef SE Coef T P Constant -7.817 6.288 -1.24 0.242 Height 0.11927 0.03292 3.62 0.005 Weight -0.024627 0.008965 -2.75 0.021 Age 0.16411 0.06252 2.62 0.025 Pressure Temperature 0.0764 0.02022 0.1645 0.01716 0.46 0.652 1.18 0.266 S = 0.214478 R-Sq = 88.0% R-Sq(adj) = 81.9% Analysis of Variance. Source DF SS MS F P Regression 5 3.35908 0.67182 14.60 0.000 Residual Error 10 0.46001 0.04600 Total 15 3.81909 Figure 13.5 Multiple regression equation and related output for data in Table 13.4, from MINITAB.