In: Statistics and Probability
Exercises 2
In a survey, a statistician analyzed the relationship between the Mothers-Heights (explanatory variable x) and the Daughters-Heights (response y) by using the regression method. When he drew the regression line, he found that at = 0 the predicted response is = 29.9, and at = 1 the predicted response is = 30.43. Suppose that the standard deviations of Daughters-Heights is = 2.6 and Mothers-Heights is = 2.35.
Please answer the following questions underneath each question.
1. Find the intercept “a” and slope “b” of the regression line of Daughters-Heights on Mothers-Heights.
Answer: a=
b=
2. If the difference between the heights of two different mothers is 10 inches,
what is the predicted difference between the heights of their two daughters
Answer:
3. Compute the value of the correlation “r” between the two variables.
Answer: