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The slope, b, is given by the change in y, and divided by the change in x.
What is the value of b? Change in y (22-16) = 6 / change in x (8-4) = 4
b = 1.5
The intersection, a, is the value of the regression line when crosses the y axis, this is, where x = 0.
In this example, a = 8