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The intercept can be seen more clearly if we redraw the graph with appropriate axes… -234lbs The intercept will sometimes be a nonsense value – in this case, nobody is 0 inches tall or weighs -234 lbs. r = .81 From the line (it’s equation), we can predict that an increase in height of 1 inch predicts a rise in weight of 5.4 lbs We can now estimate weight from height. A person that’s 68 inches tall should weight about 135 lbs. 68 135lbs Slope = 5.4 SPSS will output the equation, among a number of other items if you ask for them SPSS output: SLOPE INTERCEPT The β-coefficient is the Slope of th