MediumStatisticsst-343

Prediction from OLS Fit

Problem

A fitted simple regression predicts y_hat = intercept + slope * x_new.

Given the slope, the intercept, and a new predictor value, return the prediction.

Hint

Evaluate the fitted line at the new point.

case 1

in: [2,1,3]

expected: 7

case 2

in: [0,5,10]

expected: 5

case 3

in: [-1.5,2,4]

expected: -4

Starter codePython

def prediction_from_ols_fit(slope, intercept, x_new):
    # Your code here
    pass

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