4. Of a group of 200 college men the number N who are taller than x inches is given below: 71 72 (6 ft) 71 43 X: 65 66 67 68 69 70 73 74 75 76 N: 197 195 184 167 137 101 25 11 (a) Construct a scatter plot for this data and explain why a logistic model is appropriate for this data. 207 If you did logistic regression you would see N(x)= 0.686x 1+(1.285 ×102')e° (b) How is the shape of this curve different from that in number 3(a)? (c) How many men in the group are over 69.5 inches tall? (d) The tallest 85 men are all grouped together, all of these men are at least tall. Round to the nearest tenth of an inch. inches

4. Of a group of 200 college men the number N who are taller than x inches is given below: 71 72 (6 ft) 71 43 X: 65 66 67 68 69 70 73 74 75 76 N: 197 195 184 167 137 101 25 11 (a) Construct a scatter plot for this data and explain why a logistic model is appropriate for this data. 207 If you did logistic regression you would see N(x)= 0.686x 1+(1.285 ×102')e° (b) How is the shape of this curve different from that in number 3(a)? (c) How many men in the group are over 69.5 inches tall? (d) The tallest 85 men are all grouped together, all of these men are at least tall. Round to the nearest tenth of an inch. inches

College Algebra

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ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

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Chapter6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section6.8: Fitting Exponential Models To Data

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