X Y X-X* Y-Y* (X-X*)(Y-Y*) (X-X*)^2 (Y-Y*)^2

0 2984 -3.5 125.10625 -437.871875 12.25 15651.5738

1 2855.86 -2.5 -3.03375 7.584375 6.25 9.20363906
2 2835.05 -1.5 -23.84375 35.765625 2.25 568.524414
3 2895.79 -0.5 36.89625 -18.448125 0.25 1361.33326
4 2867.94 0.5 9.04625 4.523125 0.25 81.8346391
5 2845.76 1.5 -13.13375 -19.700625 2.25 172.495389
6 2780.47 2.5 -78.42375 -196.059375 6.25 6150.28456
7 2806.28 3.5 -52.61375 -184.148125 12.25 2768.20669
Total -2858.8938 -808.355 42 26763.4564
X* 3.5
Y* 2858.89375

m= -19.246548 Y(x) = -19.2465476*(X) + 2926.25667

b= 2926.25667
r^2 = 0.41868334
 X Y(x) (Y-Y(x))^2
0 2926.25667 3334.292159
1 2907.01012 2616.335022
2 2887.76357 2778.720968
3 2868.51703 743.8150453
4 2849.27048 348.550992
5 2830.02393 247.6238361
6 2810.77738 918.5375492
7 2791.53084 217.5378151
Total 11205.41339