In: Statistics and Probability
High daily temperatures and times (in minutes) were given for
women who won the New York City marathon in recent years. Results
are listed in the table below. Is here a correlation between
temperature and winning time? Use α=.05. What is the best predicted
finishing time for a day with a high temperature of 70° F?
x(° F) 55 61 49 62 70 73 51 57
y(minutes) 145.3 148.7 148.3 148.1 147.6 146.4 144.7 147.5
r:
critical value:
Significant linear correlation? Yes or No?
Regression equation:
Best predicted time on 70° day:
r =0.180
The critical value at 6 (n-2=8-2) degrees of freedom and at 0.05 level of significance =0.707
No, because the value of r (0.180) id less than critical value> hence we can conclude that there is no significant linear correlation.
Regression equation: y = 145.2397 +0.0307 x (Where y= time, x =temperature)
Best predicted time on 70° day:
y = 145.2397 +0.0307 (70)
y=147.3887 minutes
Hence the Best predicted time on 70° day is 147.3887 minutes