Answer:
0.57 inches of rainfall is equivalent to 6 inches of snow
Step-by-step explanation:
The given data are presented here as follows;
[tex]\begin{array}{cc}x&y\\16&1.5\\12&1.3\\18&1.8\\15&1.5\\20&2.1\\23&2.4\\\end{array}[/tex]
The data points are approximately linear
From the the trend line of the plotted points of the graph, created with Microsoft Excel, with Forecasting, when there is 6 inches of snow the rainfall is 0.575 inches
By linear regression, we have;
Y = a + b·X
Where;
[tex]b = \dfrac{n \cdot \sum XY - \left (\sum X \right ) \cdot \left (\sum Y \right )}{n \cdot \sum X^{2} - \left (\sum X \right )^{2}}[/tex]
[tex]a = \dfrac{\sum Y - b \cdot \sum X}{n}[/tex]
∑x = 104
∑y = 10.6
∑(x·y) = 191.7
(∑x)·(∑y) = 1102.4
(∑x)² = 10816
n = 6
SigX^2 = 1878
Plugging in the values, gives;
[tex]b = \dfrac{6 \times191.7 - 1102.4}{6 \times 1878 - 10816} \approx 0.10575[/tex]
[tex]a = \dfrac{10.6 - 0.10575 \times 104}{6} \approx -0.06637[/tex]
Therefore;
Y = 0.10575·x - 0.06637
When x = 6 inches, we have;
Y = 0.10575 × 6 - 0.06637 = 0.56813
Y = 0.56813 inches ≈ 0.57 inches of rainfall
Therefore;
0.57 inches of rainfall is equivalent to 6 inches of snow
