Interpreting the slope and

intercept of a model in the

context of data
7E – Interpreting the slope and intercept of a model in the context of data

https://youtu.be/yPo5v4cKprw

Questions: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
What do the variables mean?
For the regression line
• The slope (b) tells us on average the change in the response variable (y) for
each one-into increase or decrease in the explanatory variable (x)

• The intercept (a) tells us on average the value of the response variable (y)
when the explanatory variable (x) equals 0
Let’s look at an example
Interpolation and extrapolation
• Making predictions within the range of the explanatory variable is
called interpolation
• Making prediction outside the range of the explanatory variable is
called extrapolation
Let’s look at an example