2) The output below has been obtained from WebStat for the data
from Exercise 2.111 (see also Homework 8, Exercise 1d).
(5 Points)
Simple linear regression results:
Independent variable: var1
Dependent variable: var2
Sample size: 16
Correlation coefficient: -0.4596
(See fitted line plot in Graphics Panel.)
Estimate of sigma: 8.006156
Parameter Estimate Std. Err. DF Tstat Pval
Intercept 166.48334 2.734623 14 60.879814 0
var1 -1.1102564 0.5733327 14 -1.9364958 0.0366
- a) Indicate the exact values for slope, y-intercept, the regression equation,
and the correlation coefficient obtained from WebStat. What is the explanatory
variable and what is the response variable? Comment on the relationship.
- b) Use this regression equation to predict the corn yield for 5, 10, and
100 weeds per meter. Which of these predictions are meaningful, which not?
Explain your answer.
- c) Below is a plot of the residuals versus Weeds. Does the residual
plot show any unusual pattern or do you think that, based on this
residual plot, our least squares regression line describes the
data reasonably well?