An agricultural scientist collected data to study the relationship between the amount of nitrogen added to a cornfield and the number of bushels of corn produced. This is the regression line of the data, where y is measured in bushels and x is measured in pounds of nitrogen.
y equals 0.43 x plus 28.7
What is the meaning of the y-intercept of the regression line?
Answer options with 4 options
A.
When no nitrogen is added to the field, 28.7 bushels of corn are produced.
B.
When 28.7 pounds of nitrogen is added to the field, no bushels of corn are produced.
C.
When 0.43 pounds of nitrogen is added to the field, 28.7 bushels of corn are produced.
D.
When 28.7 pounds of nitrogen is added to the field, 0.43 bushels of corn are produced.