Calculating Margin of Error for 95% Confidence Interval in Rent Predictions

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To capture the actual Rent amount 95% of the time, predictions from the fitted equation should include a margin of error of about plus or minus ______ (round to the nearest ten dollars).
$128
$114 (answer)
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Here's a pic of the table. How did they get the answer? http://picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24285022
I know k2= 95%. I know you do 2 * (standard error) but I don't see that on the table.
 
Is this an inference for regression test that you're doing?
 
Yes I think so.
 
Check out :

http://www.stat.berkeley.edu/~thornton/STAT20/lec18slides4.pdf

focus on pages 3,4, and let us know if you need more help.
 
Please let me know if you need more help.
 

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