Question

Refer to your equation for the line that models the association between latitude and temperature of the cities: Yours y = -12 + 120 Computer calculated y = -1.07 + 119 What does the slope mean in the context of this situation?

Answer 1

The slope in the equations represent the change in temperature by the change in lattitude. This means that for each unit change in the latitude the temperature will decrease by an amount given by the slope.