Question: Given the following data set: Residents: (# per 1000) 28 34 57 34 31 42 47 43 37 50 Deliveries: 98 103 112 89 76

Given the following data set:

Residents: (# per 1000)

28 34 57 34 31 42 47 43 37 50

Deliveries:

98 103 112 89 76 120 132 101 98 148

Write the equation y= ax+ b using the linear regression best fitting line and estimate how many deliveries are estimated for a city with a population of 53 (53,000). Round to the nearestwhole number.

A) 120

B) 135

C) 128

D) 139

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