Using sample data on footprint lengths and heights from men, the equation of the best-fit line is obtained, and it is used to find that a man with a footprint length of 36 inches is predicted to have a height of 144 inches, or 12 feet.

Does It Make Sense? For Exercises, determine whether the statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain clearly; not all of these statements have definitive answers, so your explanation is more important than your chosen answer.