A calculator was used to perform a linear regression on the values in the table. The results are shown to the right of the table.

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Explanation:

Start with the template they give, which is y = ax+b. From here, replace 'a' with -2.9 and b with 13.5 to get the answer y = -2.9x + 13.5

The r and r^2 values aren't used to form the regression line. Instead, they are ways to see how good a fit we have. Since r is fairly close to -1, this means we have a really strong negative correlation. All of the points are close or around the same straight line with a negative slope (that slope being -2.9).

the central idea is that:

individuals should refuse to cooperate with institutions they believe unjust.

thoreau felt  that governments were more often agents of corruption than justice, even democracies, and that just because the majority feels a certain way does not make it just or correct in absolute terms. he uses the fact that slavery exists in our democracy to support this idea.

he goes on to say that, as a result, people should live true to their own internal laws regarding right and wrong, as a product of reflection and a moral life, rather than following every law that society imposes. 

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