Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
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Author: William Navidi Prof.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 9SE
a.
To determine
Make appropriate transformation to express the given equation as a linear equation.
b.
To determine
Estimate the values of k and r by computing the least-squares line.
c.
To determine
Explain whether it is possible that the oxygen reaction order is equal to 0.5.
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Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
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