A rocket motor is manufactured by bonding together two types of propellants, an igniter and a sustainer. The shear strength of the bond (y) is thought to be a linear function of the age of the propellant (X) when the motor is cast. Twenty observations are shown in the following table.
A) find the least squares estimated of the slope and intercept in the linear regression model
B) find the estimate of (?^2)
C) estimate the mean shear strength of a motor made from propellant that is 20 weeks old