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4. The scatter plot shows the number of hits and home runs for 20 baseball players who had
at least 10 hits last season. The table below shows the values for 15 of those players. The
model, represented by y = 0.15x – 1.5, is graphed with a scatter plot.
30
10
of
100
hits
150
200
Use the graph and the table to answer the questions.
a. Player A had 154 hits in 2015. How many home runs did he have?
How many was he predicted to have?
b. Player
How many hits did Player B have last season?
c. What would you expect to see in the graph for a player who hit many fewer home runs
than the model predicted?
was the player who most outperformed the prediction.
hits home runs predicted home runs
12 2
0.3
22
1
1.8
154 26
21.6
145 11
110 16
20.3
15
57 3
7.1
20.9
149 17
29 2
2.9
13 1
0.5
18 1
1.2
86 15
163 31
11.4
23
115 13
15.8
57
96
16
7.1
W og e w
8.1
10
12.9
home runs
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Transcribed Image Text:4. The scatter plot shows the number of hits and home runs for 20 baseball players who had at least 10 hits last season. The table below shows the values for 15 of those players. The model, represented by y = 0.15x – 1.5, is graphed with a scatter plot. 30 10 of 100 hits 150 200 Use the graph and the table to answer the questions. a. Player A had 154 hits in 2015. How many home runs did he have? How many was he predicted to have? b. Player How many hits did Player B have last season? c. What would you expect to see in the graph for a player who hit many fewer home runs than the model predicted? was the player who most outperformed the prediction. hits home runs predicted home runs 12 2 0.3 22 1 1.8 154 26 21.6 145 11 110 16 20.3 15 57 3 7.1 20.9 149 17 29 2 2.9 13 1 0.5 18 1 1.2 86 15 163 31 11.4 23 115 13 15.8 57 96 16 7.1 W og e w 8.1 10 12.9 home runs
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