On the first day of class, an economics professor administers a test to gauge the math preparedness of her students. She believes that the performance on this math test and the number of hours studied per week on the course are the primary factors that predict a student's score on the final exam. Using data from her class of 60 students, she estimates A portion of the regression results is shown in the following table. a. What is the slope coefficient of Hours? b. What is the sample regression equation? c. What is the predicted final exam score for a student who has a math score of 70 and studies 4 hours per week?

On the first day of class, an economics professor administers a test to gauge the math preparedness of her students. She believes that the performance on this math test and the number of hours studied per week on the course are the primary factors that predict a student's score on the final exam. Using data from her class of 60 students, she estimates A portion of the regression results is shown in the following table. a. What is the slope coefficient of Hours? b. What is the sample regression equation? c. What is the predicted final exam score for a student who has a math score of 70 and studies 4 hours per week?

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...

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Olympic Pole Vault The graph in Figure 7 indicates that in recent years the winning Olympic men’s pole vault height has fallen below the value predicted by the regression line in Example 2. This might have occurred because when the pole vault was a new event there was much room for improvement in vaulters’ performances, whereas now even the best training can produce only incremental advances. Let’s see whether concentrating on more recent results gives a better predictor of future records. (a) Use the data in Table 2 (page 176) to complete the table of winning pole vault heights shown in the margin. (Note that we are using x=0 to correspond to the year 1972, where this restricted data set begins.) (b) Find the regression line for the data in part ‚(a). (c) Plot the data and the regression line on the same axes. Does the regression line seem to provide a good model for the data? (d) What does the regression line predict as the winning pole vault height for the 2012 Olympics? Compare this predicted value to the actual 2012 winning height of 5.97 m, as described on page 177. Has this new regression line provided a better prediction than the line in Example 2?
8)Suppose that Y is normal and we have three explanatory unknowns which are also normal, and we have an independent random sample of 11 members of the population, where for each member, the value of Y as well as the values of the three explanatory unknowns were observed. The data is entered into a computer using linear regression software and the output summary tells us that R-square is 0.86, the linear model coefficient of the first explanatory unknown is 7 with standard error estimate 2.5, the coefficient for the second explanatory unknown is 11 with standard error 2, and the coefficient for the third explanatory unknown is 15 with standard error 4. The regression intercept is reported as 28. The sum of squares in regression (SSR) is reported as 86000 and the sum of squared errors (SSE) is 14000. From this information, what is MSE/MST? .5000 NONE OF THE OTHERS .2000 .3000 .4000
9)Suppose that Y is normal and we have three explanatory unknowns which are also normal, and we have an independent random sample of 11 members of the population, where for each member, the value of Y as well as the values of the three explanatory unknowns were observed. The data is entered into a computer using linear regression software and the output summary tells us that R-square is 0.79, the linear model coefficient of the first explanatory unknown is 7 with standard error estimate 2.5, the coefficient for the second explanatory unknown is 11 with standard error 2, and the coefficient for the third explanatory unknown is 15 with standard error 4. The regression intercept is reported as 28. The sum of squares in regression (SSR) is reported as 79000 and the sum of squared errors (SSE) is 21000. From this information, what is the adjusted R-square? .8 .7 NONE OF THE OTHERS .6 .5
9. A wildlife researcher is interested in predicting an alligator’s weight (in pounds) based on its length (in inches). Data was obtained from a large random sample of alligators, and the regression equation turned out as follows: Predicted weight = –393 + 5.9 (length) Which one of the following statements is a correct interpretation of this equation? 1. As weight increases by one pound, length is predicted to decrease by 393 inches. 2. As length increases by one inch, weight is predicted to increase by 5.9 pounds. 3. As weight increases by one pound, length is predicted to increase by 5.9 inches. 4. As length increases by one inch, weight is predicted to decrease by 393 pounds. 5. Approximately 5.9% of the variability in weight can be explained by the regression equation.
17) Suppose that Y is normal and we have three explanatory unknowns which are also normal, and we have an independent random sample of 41 members of the population, where for each member, the value of Y as well as the values of the three explanatory unknowns were observed. The data is entered into a computer using linear regression software and the output summary tells us that R-square is 0.9, the linear model coefficient of the first explanatory unknown is 7 with standard error estimate 2.5, the coefficient for the second explanatory unknown is 11 with standard error 2, and the coefficient for the third explanatory unknown is 15 with standard error 4. The regression intercept is reported as 28. The sum of squares in regression (SSR) is reported as 90000 and the sum of squared errors (SSE) is 10000. From this information, what is the number of degrees of freedom for the t-distribution used to compute critical values for hypothesis tests and confidence intervals for the individual…
.The worker has noticed that the more time he spends at work (x), the less money he is likely to make (y) in conducting transactions for his firm. Which of the regression equations MOST suggests such a possibility?
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A car dealer wants to estimate the price of a used car based on the age of the car and the mileage. Based on a sample of 20 cars, she determines the sample regression equation that predicts price taxes on the basis of the age (in years) of the number of miles is Price=21,619-1022Age-0.03 Miles (a) If the age of the car was fixed and the mileage was increased by 10,000, how much would the price increase or decrease and by how much? (b) Predict the selling price of a five-year-old car with 65,000 miles. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)
1. Suppose you wanted to predict Winnings ($) using only the number of poles won (Poles), the number of wins (Wins), the number of top five finishes (Top 5), or the number of top ten finishes (Top 10). Which of these four variables provides the best single predictor of winnings?2. Develop an estimated regression equation that can be used to predict Winnings ($) given the number of poles won (Poles), the number of wins (Wins), the number of top five finishes (Top 5), and the number of top ten (Top 10) finishes. Test for individual significance and discuss your findings and conclusions.3. Create two new independent variables: Top 2–5 and Top 6–10. Top 2–5 represents the number of times the driver finished between second and fifth place and Top 6–10 represents the number of times the driver finished between sixth and tenth place. Develop an estimated regression equation that can be used to predict Winnings ($) using Poles, Wins, Top 2–5, and Top 6–10. Test for individual significance and…
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