Biologists within a national park use the fall rabbit popula

Biologists within a national park use the fall rabbit population as a predictor of the following spring\'s fox population. Data has been collected and the following regression equation has been determined: PPT10 Find the predicted spring fox population when the previous fall there were 813 rabbits. 175

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Biologists within a national park use the fall rabbit population as a predictor of the following springs fox population. Data has been collected and the following regression equation has been determined: y(hat)= -7.9266+0.2247x. Find the predicted spring fox population when the previous fall there were 813 rabbits.
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Answer = 175

y(hat) = -7.9266+0.2247*813

=174.755

=175( rounded up)