In: Statistics and Probability
The following table lists the birth weight (in pounds), x, and the lengths (in inches),y, for a set of newborn babies at a local hospital.
Birth Weight (in pounds), x | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Length(in inches),y | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 21 |
Enter this information on your calculator and then answer the following:
(A) What kind of linear relationship seems to exist between birth weights of newborn babies and their lengths?
(B) Calculate the correlation coefficient, r ?
(C) Determine the equation of the line of best fit.
(D) Calculate and interpret the coefficient of determination , r 2 .
(E) Make a scatter plot of data.
(F) Predict the length of an 4-pound baby.
Birth weight (X) | Length (Y) | X * Y | |||
5 | 16 | 80 | 25 | 256 | |
3 | 15 | 45 | 9 | 225 | |
8 | 18 | 144 | 64 | 324 | |
6 | 19 | 114 | 36 | 361 | |
9 | 19 | 171 | 81 | 361 | |
7 | 18 | 126 | 49 | 324 | |
7 | 20 | 140 | 49 | 400 | |
6 | 17 | 102 | 36 | 289 | |
6 | 15 | 90 | 36 | 225 | |
10 | 21 | 210 | 100 | 441 | |
Total | 67 | 178 | 1222 | 485 | 3206 |
There is positive and strong relationship between variables.
r = 0.798
Equation of regression line is
b = 0.814
a =( 178 - ( 0.8144 * 67 ) ) / 10
a = 12.343
Equation of regression line becomes
Coefficient of Determination
Explained variation = 0.637* 100 = 63.7%
Unexplained variation = 1 - 0.637* 100 = 36.3%
When X = 4
= 12.343 +
0.814 X
= 12.343 +
0.814 * 4
=
15.6