Wildfires 2012—sizes We saw in Exercise 57 that the number

Chapter 6, Problem 58E

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Problem 58E

Wildfires 2012—sizes We saw in Exercise 57 that the number of fires was nearly constant. But has the damage they cause remained constant as well? Here’s a regression that examines the trend in Acres per Fire, (in hundreds of thousands of acres) together with some supporting plots:

a) Is the regression model appropriate for these data? Explain.

b) Interpret the slope in this context.

c) Can we interpret the intercept? Why or why not?

d) What interpretation (if any) can you give for the R2 in the regression table?

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