Practice Activity Problem

High School and College GPAs (Based on a 4.0 system) Student High School GPA Freshman College GPA
High School GPA Freshman College GPA
2.00 1.60
2.25 2.00
2.60 1.80
2.65 2.80
2.80 2.10
3.10 2.00
2.90 2.65
3.25 2.25
3.30 2.60
3.60 3.00
3.25 3.10

Let High School GPA be your x values (List 1) and College GPAs be your y values (List 2).

1. Make a scatterplot of the data. (You may need to clear your old statistics and your old graph: CLRSTAT and CLRDRAW)

2. Find the Regression Equation in the form y = mx + b

3. Graph the Regression Equation on your scatterplot to make sure it looks like the best - fitting line.

4. a.) If you earn a 3.80 GPA in high school, predict what you would get in college for your Freshman year. Freshman year GPA would be _______.

b.) If a freshman in college got a 3.60 GPA, what would she have got for her high school GPA? High School GPA would have been _______.

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