Isabella Parker

Event: Men’s 5000 meter race

1)

Year Time (minutes)

1948 14.293
1952 14.11
1956 13.66
1960 13.723
1964 13.807
1968 14.083
1972 13.44
1976 13.413
1980 13.33
1984 13.093
1988 13.195
1992 13.209
1996 13.133
2000 13.5915
2004 13.2398
2008 12.964
2012 13.694
2016 13.055

2)
Source: https://www.olympic.org/athletics/5000m-men
3) Description of Graph: Moderate, Negative, Linear
4) Residual Plot:

5) Yes a linear plot is appropriate for this data set. The residual plot has a random spread
of data above and below the line and the shape of the original scatterplot does not curve
and follows a “linear” correlation path.
6) Postponing the 2020 Olympics could cause the times of athletes to improve because
they have more time to train. This could make it so their times follow the pattern of times
getting lower.
7) ^time=40.24 – .01349(year)
8) For every 1 year that passes, a participant in the Men’s 5000 meter race can expect their
time to decrease by .01349 minutes.
9) At 0 years, someone participating in the Men’s 5000 meter race would be expected to
have a time of 40.24 minutes.
10) ^y= 40.24 - .01349(2020) = 12.9902 minutes
11) ^y= 40.24 - .01349(1996) = 13.314
1996 actual: 13.133
Residual: 13.133 – 13.314 = -.181
12) r = -.733, This means there is a moderate, negative correlation between years passed
and decrease in race times.
13) r^2 = 53.7%. 53.7% of the variation in race times can be explained by the linear
relationship with years of the Olympics.
14) Mean of explanatory (x, years): 1,982.0, Standard Deviation of explanatory: 21.4
Mean of response (y, time): 13.502, Standard Deviation of response: 0.393
15) b = r (Sy/Sx) -.01349 = (.-.733)(.393/21.4) = -.01346
-.01349 = -.01346
16) ^y = 40.24 - .01349(x)
13.502 = 40.24 – (.01349)(1982) = 13.502
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