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Chapter 12: Q. 21 (page 764)
The equation of the least-squares regression line for predicting selling price from appraised value is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
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A confidence interval for the population slope is
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
(e) .
Time at the table Refer to Exercise 14.
(a) Construct and interpret a 98% confidence interval for the slope of the population regression line. Explain how your results are consistent with the significance test in Exercise 14.
(b) Interpret each of the following in context:
(i)s
(ii)
(iii) The standard error of the slope
The body鈥檚 natural electrical field helps wounds heal. If diabetes changes this field, it might explain why people with diabetes heal more slowly. A study of this idea compared randomly selected normal mice and randomly selected mice bred to spontaneously develop diabetes. The investigators attached sensors to the right hip and front feet of the mice and measured the difference in electrical potential (in millivolts) between these locations. Graphs of the data for each group reveal no outliers or strong skewness. The computer output below provides numerical summaries of the .
The researchers want to know if there is evidence of a significant difference in mean electrical potentials between normal mice and mice with diabetes. Carry out a test using a level of significance and report your conclusion.
The school board in a certain school district obtained a random sample of residents and asked if they were in favor of raising property taxes to fund the hiring of more statistics teachers. The resulting confidence interval. for the true proportion of residents in favor of raising taxes was . The margin of error for this confidence interval is
(a)
(b)
c)
(d)
(e)
Boyle鈥檚 law Refers to Exercise 34. Here is Minitab output from separate regression analyses of the two sets of transformed pressure data:
Do each of the following for both transformations.
(a) Give the equation of the least-squares regression line. Define any variables you use.
(b) Use the model from part (a) to predict the pressure in the syringe when the volume is cubic centimeters. Show your work.
(c) Interpret the value of s in context.
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