Question: A candy maker surveyed chocolate bars available in a local supermarket and found the least squares regression model shown below. Use the model to answer

A candy maker surveyed chocolate bars available in a local supermarket and found the least squares regression model shown below. Use the model to answer parts a through c below.

Calories = 27.6 + 12.26 Fat(g) + 3.35 Sugar(g)

a) Thehand-crafted chocolate she makes has 18g of fat and 22g of sugar. How many calories does the model predict for aserving?

b) Infact, a laboratory test shows that her candy has 267calories per serving. Find the residual corresponding to this candy.

c) What does that residual say about hercandy?

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