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Solution Manual For Statistical Methods 3rd Edition Rudolf Freund Donna Mohr William Wilson Full Download
Solution Manual For Statistical Methods 3rd Edition Rudolf Freund Donna Mohr William Wilson Full Download
These problems are designed to be done without access to a computer, but they may require a
calculator.
1. You are reading a research paper that describes a study of Y = mean class score on arithmetic
exam versus X = number of arithmetic homework problems per week assigned in the class. Since
the data set is small, with only n = 10 classes, you perform the regression on a scientific
calculator. The screen output states;
Y = ax + b
a = 1.4
b = 2.1
r = 0.71
a. Interpret the coefficients, and describe the relationship in simple language.
b. Is there significant evidence of a linear relationship, using = 5%?
c. Give a 95% confidence interval for the expected change in Y, if one additional homework
problem is assigned per week. (Hint: solve for the t statistic for the slope.)
2. You are reading a research paper that describes a regression of Y = fruit sugar content on the
independent variable X = low temperature at harvest time in degrees Celsius. The data consisted
of a sample of 16 observations. The authors provide the following summary information:
Estimated Regression
parameters
Intercept 14.26
X -0.35
MSE=0.11
a. In simple language, describe the relationship between fruit sugar content and low temperature.
b. Give a point estimate of the expected fruit sugar content when the low temperature is 10C.
c. Assume that the values of X in the data had a sample mean of 12C and a sample standard
deviation of 4C. Give a 95% confidence interval for the expected fruit sugar content when the
low temperature is 10C.
3. In a sample of 25 observations, the sample correlation between systolic blood pressure and
body mass index is 0.29. Is there significant evidence of a linear relationship between these two
variables, using = 5% ?
4. You are researching the relationship between survival time for liver transplant patients with
particular emphasis on the possible relation with age. In an article in a medical journal, you find
the following statement.
The correlation between age and log(survival time) was -0.65 (p value = 0.094).
a. Describe the apparent relationship between age and log(survival time) in simple language.
b. What is the most likely reason for stating the correlation in terms of the logarithms rather than
the survival times?
c. The presence of the p value implies a hypothesis was tested. What hypothesis was most likely
tested, and what conclusion would you reach if you use = 5%?
d. How could a correlation coefficient with such a large absolute value have such a high p
value?
6. A utility company is attempting to predict summer daily demand for electricity using the two-
day ahead weather forecast for the day’s high. (Using the two-day ahead forecast gives the utility
company time to prepare.) A regression is done using records for 40 randomly selected summer
days during the past two years. Demand is in megawatts. Part of the printout is shown below.
ANOVA
Source SS df MS F
Model 191.00 ___ _____ ____
Error _______ ___ _____
Corr. Total 500.00
A. 5
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Et hanol
B. 2
-1
-2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Et hanol
C.
4
-1
-2
-3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Et hanol
8. You have data on a random sample of 15 fifth-grade classes where Y = mean score on standardized
reading test and X = percent of students whose parents are not native speakers of English. Here is a
portion of the regression printout:
Yˆ 32.4 0.07 X, MSE 5.09, x 15.0, sX 5.0
Give a 95% confidence interval for the mean score in an individual class where 20 percent of the students
have parents who are not native speakers of English.
SOLUTIONS
1. a. As number of homework problems increases, the mean score tends to increase. For each extra
homework problem per week, the class mean is expected to increase by 1.4 points. If 0 homework
problems are assigned, the class mean is expected to be 2.1.
8(0.71)2
b. F = 8.13 with 1 and 8 df. The critical value at = 5% is 5.32. There is significant
(1 0.712)
evidence of a relationship.
1.4
c. t 8.13 std. error 0.491
std. error
Confidence interval 1.4 2.306(0.491) 1.4 1.13 (0.27, 2.53)
2 a. As the low temperature increases (that is, weather is warmer), the fruit sugar content declines.
b. 10.76
1 4
c. 10.76 2.1448 0.11 10.76 0.20 (10.56,10.96)
16 15(42)
23(0.292)
3. F 2.11 with 1 and 23 df. The critical value at = 5% is 4.28. There is no
(1 0.292)
significant evidence of a relationship between systolic blood pressure and body mass index.
6. a.
Source SS df MS F
Model 191.00 2 95.5 11.744
Error 309.00 38 8.132
Total 500.00
c. For Day 1, Y1 0 1X 1 and for Day 2, Y2 0 1X 2 . The difference in their actual
consumption is 1 2 . Since the errors are independent with variance 2 the difference has mean 0
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and variance 2 2 . Hence, a rough confidence interval for the difference would be
2 2 2 2 2(8.132) 8.07
Solution Manual for Statistical Methods, 3rd Edition, Rudolf Freund, Donna Mohr William Wilson