a. Let a and b be constants and let yi 5 axi 1 b fori 5 1, 2, . . . , n. What are the relationships between xand y and between sx2 and sy2?b. A sample of temperatures for initiating a certainchemical reaction yielded a sample average (°C) of87.3 and a sample standard deviation of 1.04. Whatare the sample average and standard deviation measuredin °F? [Hint: F 5 95C 1 32.]

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a. Let a and b be constants and let yi 5 axi 1 b for
i 5 1, 2, . . . , n. What are the relationships between x
and y and between sx
2 and sy
2?
b. A sample of temperatures for initiating a certain
chemical reaction yielded a sample average (°C) of
87.3 and a sample standard deviation of 1.04. What
are the sample average and standard deviation measured
in °F? [Hint: F 5 95
C 1 32.]

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