What does the intercept mean in equation below ?  X: C18 (total employees hours worked per week) versus Y: C19 (clinic patients seen per week). Equation: y=0.49x+0.84 Slope:0.49 Intercept:0.84 Does the intercept mean it   is 0.84 and predicts how many patients seen if zero hours were workeed. In this case it has no meaning , it is only a line fitting?

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What does the intercept mean in equation below ? 

X: C18 (total employees hours worked per week) versus Y: C19 (clinic patients seen per week).

Equation: y=0.49x+0.84

Slope:0.49

Intercept:0.84

Does the intercept mean it   is 0.84 and predicts how many patients seen if zero hours were workeed. In this case it has no meaning , it is only a line fitting?  

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