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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2025

The following data shows the percentage of rural and urban Indian households who have a high speed internet connection.
Year(x)Rural Household \((y \%)\)Urban Household\((y \%)\)
202026
202137
202239
2023415
2024520
Based on the above data, which of the following statements are correct?
(A) A straight line trend by the method of least squares for rural Indians \(y_t=3.4+0.7(x-2022)\)
(B) A straight line trend by the method of least squares for urban Indians is \(y_t=11.4+4.3(x-2022)\)
(C) The forecast for the year 2025 for urban group using the trend equation is \(22.2 \%\)
(D) The forecast for the year 2025 for rural group using the trend equation is \(5.5 \%\)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A (A), (B) and (D) only
  2. B (A), (C) and (D) only
  3. C (A) and (D) only
  4. D (B) and (C) only
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(B) (A), (C) and (D) only

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\(\bar{x} = \frac{2020+2021+2022+2023+2024}{5} = 2022\) \(\sum (x-\bar{x})^2 = (-2)^2+(-1)^2+0^2+1^2+2^2 = 4+1+0+1+4 = 10\) (A) Rural Households: \(\bar{y}_{rural} = \frac{2+3+3+4+5}{5} = \frac{17}{5} = 3.4\)…
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