3. The scatter plot shows the number of hits and home runs for 20 baseball players who had at least 10 hits last season. The table shows the values for 15 of those players. The model, represented by y = 0.1x – 1.5, is graphed with a scatter plot.
hits
home runs
predicted home runs
12
2
0.3
22
1
1.8
154
26
21.6
145
11
20.3
110
16
15
57
3
7.1
149
17
20.9
29
2
2.9
13
1
0.5
18
1
1.2
86
15
11.4
163
31
23
115
13
15.8
57
16
7.1
96
10
12.9
Use the graph and the table to answer the questions.
a. Player B was the player who most outperformed the prediction. How many hits did Player B have last season?
