The points on a scatterplot lie close to the line whose equa

The points on a scatterplot lie close to the line whose equation is y = -11.6 - 1.23x.
The slope of this line is

Solution

The slope is the coefficient of x, that is, in

y = Bo + B1 x, B1 = the slope.

Hence,

y = -11.6 - 1.23x means that the slope is

slope = -1.23 [ANSWER, OPTION D]