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. Here are data giving themedian store size (in square feet) by year for grocery stores:24

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Year$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn  Store size$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn   Year$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn Store size$1rn $1rn $1rn    Year$1rn $1rn $1rn Store size

1993$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn$1rn 33.0$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn$1rn 1998$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn  40.5$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn$1rn 2 003$1rn $1rn $1rn    44.0

1994$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn$1rn 35.1$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn$1rn 1999$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn  44.8$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn$1rn 2004$1rn $1rn $1rn    45.6

1995$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn    37.2$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn$1rn 2000$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn    44.6$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn    2005$1rn $1rn $1rn    48.1

1996$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn   38.6$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn  2001$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn   44.0$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn    2006$1rn $1rn $1rn$1rn 48.8

1997$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn  39.3$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn  2002$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn    44.0$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn    2007$1rn $1rn $1rn $1rn 47.5

 

(a) Use a simple linear regression and a prediction interval to give an estimate, along with a measure of uncertainty, for the median grocery store size in 2008.

(b) Plot the data with the regression line. Based on what you see, do you think that the answer that you computed in part (a) is a

good prediction? Explain why or why not.

 

 
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