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Biostatistics I - Assignment 02 Solution

The document contains two questions from a mathematics placement test assignment. [1] Question 1 asks about the assumptions of regression analysis and finding the regression equation and correlation coefficient for predicting course grades from placement test scores of 20 students. [2] Question 2 involves calculating measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median deviation) and dispersion (standard deviation) and interpreting the coefficient of skewness for the frequency distribution of 413 students in different grade ranges. The distribution is found to be positively skewed.

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Biostatistics I - Assignment 02 Solution

The document contains two questions from a mathematics placement test assignment. [1] Question 1 asks about the assumptions of regression analysis and finding the regression equation and correlation coefficient for predicting course grades from placement test scores of 20 students. [2] Question 2 involves calculating measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median deviation) and dispersion (standard deviation) and interpreting the coefficient of skewness for the frequency distribution of 413 students in different grade ranges. The distribution is found to be positively skewed.

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ST.

PAULS UNIVERSITY
Assignment 2
Question 1 20 Marks
Q.1.a
What assumption do we make in regression in order to use standard error of estimate?

Q.1.b
A mathematics placement test is given to all entering freshmen at a small college. A
student who receives a grade below 35 is denied admission to the regular mathematics
course and placed a remedial class. The placement test scores and the final grades for 20
students who took the regular course were recorded follows:

Placement Test Course Grade Placement Test Course grade


50 53 90 54
35 41 80 91
35 61 60 48
40 56 60 71
55 68 60 71
65 36 40 47
35 11 55 53
60 70 50 68
90 79 65 57
35 59 50 79
a. Find the equation of the regression line to predict course grades from placement
test scores.
b. Also calculate the correlation coefficient r.

Solution:
1. a:
What assumption do we make in regression in order to use standard error of estimate?
Answer:
1. The observed values of Y are normally distributed around each estimated
value of Y .
2. The variance of the distributions around each possible value of Y is the
same.
If this second assumption were not true, then the standard error at one point on the
regression line could differ from the standard error at another point on the line.

1. b:

Placement Test Course Grade xy x2 y2


(x) (y)
50 53 2650 2500 2809
35 41 1435 1225 1681
35 61 2135 1225 3721
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40 56 2240 1600 3136
55 68 3740 3025 4624
65 36 2340 4225 1296
35 11 385 1225 121
60 70 4200 3600 4900
90 79 7110 8100 6241
35 59 2065 1225 3481
90 54 4860 8100 2916
80 91 7280 6400 8281
60 48 2880 3600 2304
60 71 4260 3600 5041
60 71 4260 3600 5041
40 47 1880 1600 2209
55 53 2915 3025 2809
50 68 3400 2500 4624
65 57 3705 4225 3249
50 79 3950 2500 6241
=1110 1173 67690 67100 74725

a:
Equation of Regression Line:
y= a+bx
Where
n xy x y
b
n x 2 x
2

Substituting the values


20 67690 1110 1173
b=
20 67100 1110
2

1353800 1302030
b=
1342000 1232100
51770
b
109900
b 0.4711

And
a y bx

y
y 1173 58.65
n 20

x
x 1110 55.5
n 20
So
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a 58.65 0.4711 55.5
a 58.65 26.1461
a 32.5039

So, the required regression line is:

Y a bX

Y 32.5039 0.4711X
b:
Correlation Co efficient:
n xy x y
r

n x 2 x n y 2 y
2 2

20 67690 1110 1173
r
20 67100 1110 20 74725 1173
2 2

1353800 1302030
r
1342000 1232100 1494500 1375929
51770
r
114153.1993
r 0.4535

Question 2 15 Marks

Groups 2-4 4-6 6-8 8-10 10-12 12-14 14-16 16-18 18-20
Frequency 18 24 47 80 102 66 40 21 15

Compute:
i. M.D
ii. Coefficient of Skew ness .Also interprets the result of Skewness.

Solution:

Groups Frequency x fx fx2 cumulative f X-X


frequencies
(c.f)
2-4 18 3 54 162 18 139.7286
4-6 24 5 120 600 42 138.3048
6-8 47 7 329 2303 89 176.8469
8-10 80 9 720 6480 169 141.0160
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10-12 102 11 1122 12342 271 24.2046
12-14 66 13 858 11154 337 147.6618
14-16 40 15 600 9000 377 169.4920
16-18 21 17 357 6069 398 130.9833
18-20 15 19 285 5415 413 123.5595
Total 413 4445 53525 1191.7975

Mean:

Mean x
fx 4445 10.7627
f 413
(i) Mean Deviation:

f X-X 1191.7975
M .D 2.8857
f 413

Mode:
Mode x l

f m f1
h
f m f1 f m f 2

x 10
102 80 2
102 80 102 66
22
x 10 2
22 36 =10.7586
Standard Deviation:

fx fx
2
2

S .D
f
f
53525
10.7627
2
S .D
413
S .D 129.6005 115.8357
S .D 13.7648
S .D 3.7101

(ii) Co efficient of skewness:


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Mean M od e
Sk
Standard Deviation
10.7627 10.7586
Sk 0.0011
3.7101

Interpretation:

As the value of Sk is positive, so distribution is positive skewed.

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