A large city hospital conducted a study to investigate the relationship between the number of unauthorized days that employees are absent per year and the distance (miles) between home and work for the employees. A sample of employees was selected and the following data were collected. Excel file: data14-13.xlsx Distance to Work Number of Days (miles) Absent 1 8 3 5 4 8 6 7 8 6 10 3 12 5 14 2 14 4 18 2 If required, enter negative values as negative numbers. a. Select the correct scatter diagram for these data. A. B. C. - Select your answer -Graph AGraph BGraph CItem 1 Does a linear relationship appear reasonable? - Select your answer -NoYes, a positive oneYes, a negative oneItem 2 b. Develop the least squares estimated regression equation that relates the distance to work to the number of days absent (to decimals). c. Predict the number of days absent for an employee that lives miles from the hospital (to nearest whole number). days
