We use the form ŷ = a + bx for the least-squares line. In some computer printouts, the least-squares equation is not given directly. Instead, the value of the constant a is given, and the coefficient b of the explanatory or predictor variable is displayed. Sometimes a is referred to as the constant, and sometimes as the intercept. Data from a report showed the following relationship between elevation (in thousands of feet) and average number of frost-free days per year in a state.
A Minitab printout provides the following information.
Predictor | Coef | SE Coef | T | P |
Constant | 316.89 | 28.31 | 11.24 | 0.002 |
Elevation | -30.435 | 3.511 | -8.79 | 0.003 |
S = 11.8603 | R-Sq = 96.0% |
Notice that "Elevation" is listed under "Predictor." This means that elevation is the explanatory variable x. Its coefficient is the slope b. "Constant" refers to a in the equation ŷ = a + bx.
(a) The printout gives the value of the coefficient of
determination r2. What is the value of
r? Be sure to give the correct sign for r based
on the sign of b. (Round your answer to four decimal
places.)
(b) What percentage of the variation in y can be explained
by the corresponding variation in x and the least-squares
line?
%
(c) What percentage is unexplained?
Solution :
From given output,
(a)
The value of the coefficient of determination r 2 = 0.9600
Value of r = -0.9798 (minus sign because slope is negative)
(b)
Explained variation = 96%
(c)
Unexplained variation = 4%
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