Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
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Author: PECK, Roxy.
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Chapter 5, Problem 76CR
The article “Reduction is Soluble Protein and Chlorophyll Contents in a Few Plants as Indicators of Automobile Exhaust Pollution” (International Journal of Environmental Studies [1983]: 239–244) reported the following data on x = Distance from a highway (in meters) and y = Lead content of soil at that distance (in parts per million):
- a. Use a statistical computer package to construct scatterplots of y versus x, y versus log(x), log(y) versus log(x), and
- b. Which transformation considered in Part (a) does the best job of producing an approximately linear relationship? Use the selected transformation to predict lead content when distance is 25 m.
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Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
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