A popular board game manufacturer was interested in the relationship between the amount of time it takes to play a game and how well that game is rated among board game players. Information was collected on several board games
and was used to obtain the regression equation ý = 27.273x + 18.182, where x represents the time it takes to play in
hours) and ŷ is the predicted rating of that game (in points). Which statement best describes the meaning of the slope
of the regression line?
X For each increase in rating by 1 point, the predicted hours of play increase by 18.182.
For each increase in rating by 1 point, the predicted hours of play increase by 27.273.
For each increase in hours of play by 1, the predicted rating of the game increases by 18.182 points.
For each increase in hours of play by 1, the predicted rating of the game increases by 27.273 points.
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