Annual measurements of the number of powerboat registrations (in thousands) and the number of manatees killed by powerboats in Florida were collected over the 14 years 1977-1990. A scatterplot of the data, least squares regression line, and correlation coefficient follow.
-The year 1984 had 559,000 powerboat registrations and 34 manatee deaths. Calculate the residual for this observation.

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Annual measurements of the number of powerboat registrations (in thousands) and the number of manatees killed by powerboats in Florida were collected over the 14 years 1977-1990. A scatterplot of the data, least squares regression line, and correlation coefficient follow. 
-The year 1984 had 559,000 powerboat registrations and 34 manatee deaths. Calculate the residual for this observation.

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The Answer of Annual measurements of the number of powerboat registrations (in thousands) and the number of manatees killed by powerboats in Florida were collected over the 14 years 1977-1990. A scatterplot of the data, least squares regression line, and correlation coefficient follow. 
-The year 1984 had 559,000 powerboat registrations and 34 manatee deaths. Calculate the residual for this observation.

Annual Measurements of the Number of Powerboat Registrations (In Thousands)