{"id":2495,"date":"2021-10-15T11:46:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T11:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2495"},"modified":"2022-04-23T00:42:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T00:42:26","slug":"introduction-to-prediction","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/chapter\/introduction-to-prediction\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Prediction","rendered":"Introduction to Prediction"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do: Use a regression equation to predict the given value of the independent value<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2496 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5668\/2021\/10\/15114520\/pexels-pixabay-261429-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"A large swimming pool with a slide in it.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>Can we predict attendance at a waterpark based on the probability of precipitation for that day? 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