In: Statistics and Probability
D. Find a linear (regression) equation with following data.
x y
70 25
65 20
60 30
50 35
45 40
Ans.: y = ( ) + ( ) * x. Show your work.
Solution:
Given:
We are given following data set, we have to find a linear (regression) equation with following data.
| x | y |
| 70 | 25 |
| 65 | 20 |
| 60 | 30 |
| 50 | 35 |
| 45 | 40 |
Regression equation is :

where




Thus we need to make following table:
| x | y | x^2 | xy |
| 70 | 25 | 4900 | 1750 |
| 65 | 20 | 4225 | 1300 |
| 60 | 30 | 3600 | 1800 |
| 50 | 35 | 2500 | 1750 |
| 45 | 40 | 2025 | 1800 |
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Thus








Thus



and

where


Thus




Thus


( Round final answer to specified number of decimal places)