Revision of Chapter 11
Revision of Chapter 11
Revision of Chapter 11
College of Science
Department of Mathematics
Revision #5 (Chapter 11)
Stat 273 By Dr. Reman Abu-Shanab
1) Nine pairs of data yield the regression equation y 23.1 3.8 x . What is the predicted value
of x for y 12 ?
2) The following table gives the weight of a baby during the first six months of life:
Age in months x 0 2 3 5 6
Weight in lbs y 5 7 8 10 12
3) Compute the correlation coefficient, r , between X and Y for the following summarized
data:
4) If the correlation coefficient r 0.8764 , what can be said about the linear relationship
between x and y ?
5) A researcher assumes that there is a linear relationship between yield of potatoes, y , and level
of fertilizer application, x . the following statistics were found:
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6) Compute the correlation coefficient for the data below
X values –5 –1 6 8
Y values 5 4 –3 1
7) The equation of a regression line is yˆ 4.6 3.2 x . What is the intercept of this line?
A) –4.6 B) 3.2 C) 4.6 D) 0
8) If the equation for the regression line is yˆ 7 x 5 , then the slope of this line is
A) 10 B) 5 C) –2 D) –7
9) If the equation for the regression line is yˆ 9 x 4 , then a value of x = 4 will result in a
predicted value for y of
A) 13 B) 25 C) 40 D) 32
11) Compute the slope of the regression line for the data below.
X values –5 –2 5
Y values 5 4 –1
12) Compute the intercept of the regression line for the data below.
X values –5 0 2
Y values 5 3 –4
13) In a simple linear regression of y on x, the following statistics are calculated from a sample of
10 observations:
S xx 10 , S yy 5 , S xy 35 , y 105 , and x 70
The least squares estimates of the slope and y-intercept are, respectively,
A) 0.29 and 8.47 B) 2.9 and -9.8 C) 3.5 and -14 D) 14 and -87.5
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14) Determine the type of relationship shown in the figure below.