Can we predict the next eruption of the old faithful geyser by knowing the duration of the previous eruption? the observations and least squares regression line appear in the scatterplot. the scatterplot and the least-squares regression line for predicting the interval (minutes) between eruptions and the duration (minutes) of the previous eruption is given below. which of the following is the correct interpretation of the slope of the least squares regression line for the data about old faithful?

The chart shows the marginal cost and marginal revenue of producing apple pies. what most likely will happen if the pie maker continues to make additional pies? the marginal costs will continue to rise, increasing the total cost, while the marginal revenue remains the same, decreasing the profit. the marginal costs will continue to fall, decreasing the total cost, while the marginal revenue remains the same, increasing the profit. the marginal costs will continue to rise, increasing the total cost, while the marginal revenue remains the same, increasing the profit. the marginal costs will continue to fall, decreasing the total cost, while the marginal revenue remains the same, decreasing the profit.

Aplaintiff filed a civil action based on negligence against a defendant in federal district court, alleging that the defendant negligently ran a red light at an intersection and collided with the plaintiff's vehicle, causing the plaintiff's injuries. a week after the close of discovery, the plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment on the issue of whether the defendant was negligent. with the motion, the plaintiff filed (i) his own sworn affidavit, which stated that the traffic signal was green as he entered the intersection, (ii) an affidavit of a witness who was driving the car behind him, which stated that the witness saw the entire incident and that the plaintiff's traffic signal was green as he approached and entered the intersection; and (iii) an affidavit of another witness, which stated that she saw the entire incident and that the defendant's signal had been red for several seconds before the defendant entered the intersection and was still red when the defendant entered the intersection. the defendant filed a response to the motion, noting that her answer denied negligence and further denied that her traffic signal was red, and argued that the issue of negligence and the issue of whether her traffic signal was red were in dispute, so those issues should be tried to a jury. how should the court rule on the plaintiff's motion?

Say a certain manufacturing industry has 63.1 thousand jobs in 2008, but is expected to decline at an average annual rate of 1.7 thousand jobs per year from 2008 to 2018. assuming this holds true, what will be this industry’s percent change from 2008 to 2018? a. 70% b. -27% c. -17% d. -75%