A park is studying how its population of deer grows over time. The regression line of their data is y equals 15 x plus 1200, where x represents the number of years since the study began and y represents the number of deer.
What does the slope of the regression line represent?
Answer options with 5 options
A.
The deer population will reach 1,200 in 15 years.
B.
The deer population grows by 1,200 every 15 years.
C.
There were 15 deer in the park at the beginning of the study.
D.
For every 1 year, the deer population increased by an average of 15.
E.
For every 1 year, the deer population increased by an average of 1,200.