a) Calculate the regression equation for height of son upon height of father.  b) When the regression equation is written in the form describe what b represents giving a numerical example.  c) Find the predicted height for a son whose father is 177cm tall.

College Algebra
7th Edition
ISBN:9781305115545
Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Chapter1: Equations And Graphs
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 10T: Olympic Pole Vault The graph in Figure 7 indicates that in recent years the winning Olympic men’s...
icon
Related questions
Question

can you solve this question by showing it step by step for the calculations? thanks in advance

A researcher believes there is a correlation between height of father and height of son. They collect the following data.

Height of Father /cm 170 179 180 174 174 183 184 185

Height of Son /cm 172 181 183 175 178 185 181 181

a) Calculate the regression equation for height of son upon height of father. 

b) When the regression equation is written in the form describe what b represents giving a numerical example. 

c) Find the predicted height for a son whose father is 177cm tall.

d) Calculate the product moment correlation coefficient, r, and describe the correlation giving a numerical example.

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 4 steps

Blurred answer
Follow-up Questions
Read through expert solutions to related follow-up questions below.
Follow-up Question

A researcher believes there is a correlation between height of father and height of son.
They collect the following data.

Height of Father /cm 170 179 180 174 174 183 184 185
Height of Son /cm 172 181 183 175 178 185 181 181


Calculate the product-moment correlation coefficient, r, and describe the correlation
giving a numerical example. 

Solution
Bartleby Expert
SEE SOLUTION
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305115545
Author:
James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to Coll…
Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to Coll…
Algebra
ISBN:
9781337111348
Author:
Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781337282291
Author:
Ron Larson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897…
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897…
Algebra
ISBN:
9780079039897
Author:
Carter
Publisher:
McGraw Hill
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
Algebra
ISBN:
9781133382119
Author:
Swokowski
Publisher:
Cengage
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305071742
Author:
James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning