Exam 12: Simple Linear Regression

SCENARIO 12-3 The director of cooperative education at a state college wants to examine the effect of cooperative education job experience on marketability in the work place.She takes a random sample of 4 students.For these 4, she finds out how many times each had a cooperative education job and how many job offers they received upon graduation.These data are presented in the table below. Student Coop Jobs Job Offer 1 1 4 2 2 6 3 1 3 4 0 1 -Referring to Scenario 12-3, the error or residual sum of squares (SSE) is .

SCENARIO 12-11 A computer software developer would like to use the number of downloads (in thousands) for the trial version of his new shareware to predict the amount of revenue (in thousands of dollars) he can make on the full version of the new shareware.Following is the output from a simple linear regression along with the residual plot and normal probability plot obtained from a data set of 30 different sharewares that he has developed: Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.8691 R Square 0.7554 Adjusted R Square 0.7467 Standard Error 44.4765 Observations 30.0000 $\text { ANOVA }$ df SS MS F Significance F Regression 1 171062.9193 171062.9193 86.4759 0.0000 Residual 28 55388.4309 1978.1582 Total 29 226451.3503 Simple Linear Regression 12-41 -Referring to Scenario 12-11, which of the following is the correct interpretation for the slope coefficient?

If you wanted to find out if alcohol consumption (measured in fluid oz.) and grade point average on a 4-point scale are linearly related, you would perform a

SCENARIO 12-7 An investment specialist claims that if one holds a portfolio that moves in the opposite direction to the market index like the S&P 500, then it is possible to reduce the variability of the portfolio's return.In other words, one can create a portfolio with positive returns but less exposure to risk. A sample of 26 years of S&P 500 index and a portfolio consisting of stocks of private prisons, which are believed to be negatively related to the S&P 500 index, is collected.A regression analysis was performed by regressing the returns of the prison stocks portfolio (Y) on the returns of S&P 500 index (X) to prove that the prison stocks portfolio is negatively related to the S&P 500 index at a 5% level of significance.The results are given in the following EXCEL output. Coefficients StandardError T Stat P -value Intercept 4.8660 0.3574 13.6136 0.0000 S\&P -0.5025 0.0716 -7.0186 0.0000 -Referring to Scenario 12-7, to test whether the prison stocks portfolio is negatively related to the S&P 500 index, the p-value of the associated test statistic is

SCENARIO 12-4 The managers of a brokerage firm are interested in finding out if the number of new clients a broker brings into the firm affects the sales generated by the broker.They sample 12 brokers and determine the number of new clients they have enrolled in the last year and their sales amounts in thousands of dollars.These data are presented in the table that follows. Broker Clients Sales 1 27 52 2 11 37 3 42 64 4 33 55 5 15 29 6 15 34 7 25 58 8 36 59 9 28 44 10 30 48 11 17 31 12 22 38 -Referring to Scenario 12-4, the managers of the brokerage firm wanted to test the hypothesis that the number of new clients brought in had a positive impact on the amount of sales generated.At a level of significance of 0.01, the decision that should be made implies that the number of newclients brought ingenerated.(had or did not have) a positive impact on the amount of sales

SCENARIO 12-13 In this era of tough economic conditions, voters increasingly ask the question: "Is the educational achievement level of students dependent on the amount of money the state in which they reside spends on education?" The partial computer output below is the result of using spending per student ($) as the independent variable and composite score which is the sum of the math, science and reading scores as the dependent variable on 35 states that participated in a study.The table includes only partial results. Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.3122 R Square 0.0975 Adjusted R 0.0701 Square Standard 26.9122 Error Observations 35 ANOVA df SS MS F Regression 1 2581.5759 Residual 724.2674 Total 34 26482.4000 $\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { l c c c c } \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & t \text { Stat } & P \text {-value } \\\hline \text { Intercept } & 595.540251 & 22.115176 & & \\\text { Spending per } & & & & \\\text { Student(\$) } & 0.007996 & 0.004235 & \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$ -Referring to Scenario 12-13, the value of the F test on whether spending per student affects composite score is .

The confidence interval for the mean of Y is always narrower than the prediction interval for an individual response Y given the same data set, X value, and confidence level.

SCENARIO 12-4 The managers of a brokerage firm are interested in finding out if the number of new clients a broker brings into the firm affects the sales generated by the broker.They sample 12 brokers and determine the number of new clients they have enrolled in the last year and their sales amounts in thousands of dollars.These data are presented in the table that follows. Broker Clients Sales 1 27 52 2 11 37 3 42 64 4 33 55 5 15 29 6 15 34 7 25 58 8 36 59 9 28 44 10 30 48 11 17 31 12 22 38 -Referring to Scenario 12-4, the managers of the brokerage firm wanted to test the hypothesis that the population slope was equal to 0.At a level of significance of 0.01, the null hypothesis should be (rejected or not rejected).

SCENARIO 12-13 In this era of tough economic conditions, voters increasingly ask the question: "Is the educational achievement level of students dependent on the amount of money the state in which they reside spends on education?" The partial computer output below is the result of using spending per student ($) as the independent variable and composite score which is the sum of the math, science and reading scores as the dependent variable on 35 states that participated in a study.The table includes only partial results. Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.3122 R Square 0.0975 Adjusted R 0.0701 Square Standard 26.9122 Error Observations 35 ANOVA df SS MS F Regression 1 2581.5759 Residual 724.2674 Total 34 26482.4000 $\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { l c c c c } \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & t \text { Stat } & P \text {-value } \\\hline \text { Intercept } & 595.540251 & 22.115176 & & \\\text { Spending per } & & & & \\\text { Student(\$) } & 0.007996 & 0.004235 & \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$ -Referring to Scenario 12-13, the p-value of the measured t-test statistic to test whether composite score depends linearly on spending per student is .

SCENARIO 12-4 The managers of a brokerage firm are interested in finding out if the number of new clients a broker brings into the firm affects the sales generated by the broker.They sample 12 brokers and determine the number of new clients they have enrolled in the last year and their sales amounts in thousands of dollars.These data are presented in the table that follows. Broker Clients Sales 1 27 52 2 11 37 3 42 64 4 33 55 5 15 29 6 15 34 7 25 58 8 36 59 9 28 44 10 30 48 11 17 31 12 22 38 -Referring to Scenario 12-4, the managers of the brokerage firm wanted to test the hypothesis that the population slope was equal to 0.The p-value of the test is _.

SCENARIO 12-11 A computer software developer would like to use the number of downloads (in thousands) for the trial version of his new shareware to predict the amount of revenue (in thousands of dollars) he can make on the full version of the new shareware.Following is the output from a simple linear regression along with the residual plot and normal probability plot obtained from a data set of 30 different sharewares that he has developed: Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.8691 R Square 0.7554 Adjusted R Square 0.7467 Standard Error 44.4765 Observations 30.0000 $\text { ANOVA }$ df SS MS F Significance F Regression 1 171062.9193 171062.9193 86.4759 0.0000 Residual 28 55388.4309 1978.1582 Total 29 226451.3503 Simple Linear Regression 12-41 -Referring to Scenario 12-11, what is the value of the test statistic for testing whether there is a linear relationship between revenue and the number of downloads?

SCENARIO 12-11 A computer software developer would like to use the number of downloads (in thousands) for the trial version of his new shareware to predict the amount of revenue (in thousands of dollars) he can make on the full version of the new shareware.Following is the output from a simple linear regression along with the residual plot and normal probability plot obtained from a data set of 30 different sharewares that he has developed: Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.8691 R Square 0.7554 Adjusted R Square 0.7467 Standard Error 44.4765 Observations 30.0000 $\text { ANOVA }$ df SS MS F Significance F Regression 1 171062.9193 171062.9193 86.4759 0.0000 Residual 28 55388.4309 1978.1582 Total 29 226451.3503 Simple Linear Regression 12-41 -Referring to Scenario 12-11, the null hypothesis for testing whether there is a linear relationship between revenue and the number of downloads is "There is no linear relationship between revenue and the number of downloads".

SCENARIO 12-11 A computer software developer would like to use the number of downloads (in thousands) for the trial version of his new shareware to predict the amount of revenue (in thousands of dollars) he can make on the full version of the new shareware.Following is the output from a simple linear regression along with the residual plot and normal probability plot obtained from a data set of 30 different sharewares that he has developed: Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.8691 R Square 0.7554 Adjusted R Square 0.7467 Standard Error 44.4765 Observations 30.0000 $\text { ANOVA }$ df SS MS F Significance F Regression 1 171062.9193 171062.9193 86.4759 0.0000 Residual 28 55388.4309 1978.1582 Total 29 226451.3503 Simple Linear Regression 12-41 -Referring to Scenario 12-11, which of the following is the correct alternative hypothesis for testing whether there is a linear relationship between revenue and the number of downloads?

SCENARIO 12-11 A computer software developer would like to use the number of downloads (in thousands) for the trial version of his new shareware to predict the amount of revenue (in thousands of dollars) he can make on the full version of the new shareware.Following is the output from a simple linear regression along with the residual plot and normal probability plot obtained from a data set of 30 different sharewares that he has developed: Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.8691 R Square 0.7554 Adjusted R Square 0.7467 Standard Error 44.4765 Observations 30.0000 $\text { ANOVA }$ df SS MS F Significance F Regression 1 171062.9193 171062.9193 86.4759 0.0000 Residual 28 55388.4309 1978.1582 Total 29 226451.3503 Simple Linear Regression 12-41 -Referring to Scenario 12-11, there is sufficient evidence that revenue and the number of downloads are linearly related at a 5% level of significance.

SCENARIO 12-2 A candy bar manufacturer is interested in trying to estimate how sales are influenced by the price of their product.To do this, the company randomly chooses 6 small cities and offers the candy bar at different prices.Using candy bar sales as the dependent variable, the company will conduct a simple linear regression on the data below: $\begin{array}{llr}\text { City }&\text { Price(\$)}&\text { Sales }\\\text { River Falls } & 1.30 & 100 \\\text { Hudson } & 1.60 & 90 \\\text { Ellsworth } & 1.80 & 90 \\\text { Prescott } & 2.00 & 40 \\\text { Rock Elm } & 2.40 & 38 \\\text { Stillwater } & 2.90 & 32\end{array}$ -Referring to Scenario 12-2, what percentage of the total variation in candy bar sales is explained by prices?

What do we mean when we say that a simple linear regression model is "statistically" useful?

The sample correlation coefficient between X and Y is 0.375.It has been found out that the p- value is 0.256 when testing H0 : $\rho$ = 0 against the two-sided alternative H1 : $\rho$ $\neq$ 0 .To testH0 : $\rho$ =0 against the one-sided alternative H1 : $\rho$ = 0 at a significance level of 0.1, the p-value is

SCENARIO 12-10 The management of a chain electronic store would like to develop a model for predicting the weekly sales (in thousands of dollars) for individual stores based on the number of customers who made purchases.A random sample of 12 stores yields the following results: Customers Sales (Thousands of Dollars) 907 11.20 926 11.05 713 8.21 741 9.21 780 9.42 898 10.08 510 6.73 529 7.02 460 6.12 872 9.52 650 7.53 603 7.25 -Referring to Scenario 12-10, the value of the t test statistic and F test statistic should be the same when testing whether the number of customers who make purchases is a good predictor for weekly sales.

SCENARIO 12-5 The managing partner of an advertising agency believes that his company's sales are related to the industry sales.He uses Microsoft Excel to analyze the last 4 years of quarterly data with the following results: Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.802 R Square 0.643 Adjusted R Square 0.618 Standard Error Syv 0.9234 Observations 16 ANOVA df SS MS F Sig.F Regression 1 21.497 21.497 25.27 0.000 Error 14 11.912 0.851 Total 15 33.409 Predictor Coef StdError t Stat P-value Intercept 3.962 1.440 2.75 0.016 Industry 0.040451 0.008048 5.03 0.000 $\text { Durbin-Watson Statistic } \quad 1.59$ -Referring to Scenario 12-5, the partner wants to test for autocorrelation using the Durbin-Watson statistic.Using a level of significance of 0.05, the decision he should make is:

SCENARIO 12-10 The management of a chain electronic store would like to develop a model for predicting the weekly sales (in thousands of dollars) for individual stores based on the number of customers who made purchases.A random sample of 12 stores yields the following results: Customers Sales (Thousands of Dollars) 907 11.20 926 11.05 713 8.21 741 9.21 780 9.42 898 10.08 510 6.73 529 7.02 460 6.12 872 9.52 650 7.53 603 7.25 -Referring to Scenario 12-10, construct a 95% confidence interval for the change in mean weekly sales when the number of customers who make purchases increases by one.