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StatisticsSuperchallengeTwo Variables

Two Variables · Superchallenge problem

For one data set, the least-squares line predicting yy from xx is y^=4+0.5x\hat y = 4 + 0.5x and the one predicting xx from yy is x^=−2+0.8y\hat x = -2 + 0.8y. Find xˉ\bar x.