TravelAir.com samples domestic airline flights to explore the relationship between airfare and distance. The service would like to know if there is a correlation between airfare and flight distance. If there is a correlation, what percentage of the variation in airfare is accounted for by distance? How much does each additional mile add to the fare? The data follow:   Origin Destination   Distance   Fare Detroit, MI Myrtle Beach, SC     636     $ 109   Baltimore, MD Sacramento, CA     2,395       252   Las Vegas, NV Philadelphia, PA     2,176       221   Sacramento, CA Seattle, WA     605       151   Atlanta, GA Orlando, FL     403       138   Boston, MA Miami, FL     1,258       209   Chicago, IL Covington, KY     264       254   Columbus, OH Minneapolis, MN     627       259   Fort Lauderdale, FL Los Angeles, CA     2,342       215   Chicago, IL Indianapolis, IN     177       128   Philadelphia, PA San Francisco, CA     2,521       348   Houston, TX Raleigh/Durham, NC     1,050       224   Houston, TX Midland/Odessa, TX     441       175   Cleveland, OH Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX     1,021       256   Baltimore, MD Columbus, OH     336       121   Boston, MA Covington, KY     752       252   Kansas City, MO San Diego, CA     1,333       206   Milwaukee, WI Phoenix, AZ     1,460       167   Portland, OR Washington, DC     2,350       308   Phoenix, AZ San Jose, CA     621       152   Baltimore, MD St. Louis, MO     737       175   Houston, TX Orlando, FL     853       191   Houston, TX Seattle, WA     1,894       231   Burbank, CA New York, NY     2,465       251   Atlanta, GA San Diego, CA     1,891       291   Minneapolis, MN New York, NY     1,028       260   Atlanta, GA West Palm Beach, FL     545       123   Kansas City, MO Seattle, WA     1,489       211   Baltimore, MD Portland, ME     452       139   New Orleans, LA Washington, DC     969       243             Click here for the Excel Data File a-1. Draw a scatter diagram with Distance as the independent variable and Fare as the dependent variable.   a-2. Is the relationship direct or indirect? multiple choice Direct Indirect b-1. Compute the correlation of distance and fare. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)   c. What percentage of the variation in Fare is accounted for by Distance of a flight? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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TravelAir.com samples domestic airline flights to explore the relationship between airfare and distance. The service would like to know if there is a correlation between airfare and flight distance. If there is a correlation, what percentage of the variation in airfare is accounted for by distance? How much does each additional mile add to the fare? The data follow:
 

Origin Destination   Distance   Fare
Detroit, MI Myrtle Beach, SC     636     $ 109  
Baltimore, MD Sacramento, CA     2,395       252  
Las Vegas, NV Philadelphia, PA     2,176       221  
Sacramento, CA Seattle, WA     605       151  
Atlanta, GA Orlando, FL     403       138  
Boston, MA Miami, FL     1,258       209  
Chicago, IL Covington, KY     264       254  
Columbus, OH Minneapolis, MN     627       259  
Fort Lauderdale, FL Los Angeles, CA     2,342       215  
Chicago, IL Indianapolis, IN     177       128  
Philadelphia, PA San Francisco, CA     2,521       348  
Houston, TX Raleigh/Durham, NC     1,050       224  
Houston, TX Midland/Odessa, TX     441       175  
Cleveland, OH Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX     1,021       256  
Baltimore, MD Columbus, OH     336       121  
Boston, MA Covington, KY     752       252  
Kansas City, MO San Diego, CA     1,333       206  
Milwaukee, WI Phoenix, AZ     1,460       167  
Portland, OR Washington, DC     2,350       308  
Phoenix, AZ San Jose, CA     621       152  
Baltimore, MD St. Louis, MO     737       175  
Houston, TX Orlando, FL     853       191  
Houston, TX Seattle, WA     1,894       231  
Burbank, CA New York, NY     2,465       251  
Atlanta, GA San Diego, CA     1,891       291  
Minneapolis, MN New York, NY     1,028       260  
Atlanta, GA West Palm Beach, FL     545       123  
Kansas City, MO Seattle, WA     1,489       211  
Baltimore, MD Portland, ME     452       139  
New Orleans, LA Washington, DC     969       243  
 

 

 

 

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a-1. Draw a scatter diagram with Distance as the independent variable and Fare as the dependent variable.

 



a-2. Is the relationship direct or indirect?

multiple choice

  • Direct
  • Indirect



b-1. Compute the correlation of distance and fare. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

 





c. What percentage of the variation in Fare is accounted for by Distance of a flight? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

 



d-1. Determine the regression equation. (Round your answers to 5 decimal places.  Tip: be sure your column in Excel is wide enough to show the full number.)

 



d-2. How much does each additional mile add to the fare? (Round your answer to 5 decimal places.)

 



d-3. Estimate the fare for a 1,500-mile flight. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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