Justifying a Claim About the Slope of a Regression Model

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

Output is shown for predicting test score from hours studied.

Which is the correct interpretation of the slope?

A
$For each additional point on the test, hours increase by 3.7$
B
$For each additional hour studied, predicted score increases by 3.7 points$
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C
$The score is 3.7 when hours = 0$
D
$Studying causes a 3.7-point gain$

Explanation

Slope is the predicted change in y per one-unit increase in x. Here predicted score rises 3.7 points per extra hour.

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