⟩ Past data has shown that the regression line relating the final exam score and the midterm exam score for students who take statistics from a certain professor is Final exam = 50 + 0.5 × midterm. One interpretation of the slope is?
* a) A student who scored 0 on the midterm would be predicted to score 50 on the final exam.
* b) A student who scored 0 on the final exam would be predicted to score 50 on the mid term exam
* c) A student who scored 10 points higher than another student on the midterm would be predicted to score 5 points higher than the other student, did on the final exam
* d) Students only receive half as much credit (.5) for a correct answer on the final exam compared to a correct answer on the midterm exam
Answer - c