Exam 18: Model Building
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To gather the required observations for your potential regression models,a general rule is that there should be at least ____________________ observations for each independent variable used in the equation.
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In explaining the amount of money spent on gifts for a child's birthday each year,the independent variable,age of child,is best represented by a dummy variable.
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The model
is referred to as a polynomial model with one predictor variable.

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Computer Training
Consider the following data for two variables,x and y.The independent variable x represents the amount of training time (in hours)for a salesperson starting in a new computer store to adjust fully,and the dependent variable y represents the weekly sales (in $1000s).
Use statistical software to answer the following question(s).
-{Computer Training Narrative} Develop an estimated regression equation of the form
.


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In regression analysis,a nominal independent variable such as color,with three different categories such as red,white,and blue,is best represented by three indicator variables to represent the three colors.
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Hockey Teams
An avid hockey fan was in the process of examining the factors that determine the success or failure of hockey teams.He noticed that teams with many rookies and teams with many veterans seem to do quite poorly.To further analyze his beliefs he took a random sample of 20 teams and proposed a second-order model with one independent variable,average years of professional experience.The selected model is y = β0 + β1x + β2x2 + ε,where y = winning team's percentage,and x = average years of professional experience.The computer output is shown below. THE REGRESSION EQUATION IS y = 32.6 + 5.96x− .48x2
S = 16.1 R−Sq = 43.9% ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
-{Hockey Teams Narrative} What is the coefficient of determination? Explain what this statistic tells you about the model.


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For the following regression equation
,a unit increase in x2 increases the value of y on average by:

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Suppose that the sample regression equation of a model is
.If we examine the relationship between x1 and y for four different values of x2,we observe that the four equations produced differ only in the intercept term.

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In order to represent 3 categories of a nominal variable,we need to create _______________ indicator variables.
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Discuss briefly the procedure that is employed in the building of a model.
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In a first-order polynomial model with no interaction,the effect of x1 on y remains the same no matter what the value of x2 is.The graph of this model produces straight lines that are ____________________ to each other.
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Incomes of Physicians
An economist is analyzing the incomes of physicians (general practitioners,surgeons,and psychiatrists).He realizes that an important factor is the number of years of experience.However,he wants to know if there are differences among the three professional groups.He takes a random sample of 125 physicians and estimates the multiple regression model y = β0 + β1x1 + β2x2 + β3x3 + ε,where y = annual income (in $1,000),x1 = years of experience,x2 = 1 if physician and 0 if not,and x3 = 1 if surgeons and 0 if not.The computer output is shown below. THE REGRESSION EQUATION IS y = 71.65 + 2.07x1 + 10.16x2− 7.44x3
S = 42.6 R−Sq = 30.9% ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
-{Incomes of Physicians Narrative} Is there enough evidence at the 5% significance level to conclude that income and experience are linearly related?


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Silver Prices
An economist is in the process of developing a model to predict the price of silver.She believes that the two most important variables are the price of a barrel of oil (x1)and the interest rate (x2).She proposes the first-order model with interaction: y = β0 + β1x1 + β2x2 + β3x1x3 + ε.A random sample of 20 daily observations was taken.The computer output is shown below. THE REGRESSION EQUATION IS y = 115.6 + 22.3x1 + 14.7x2− 1.36x1x2
S = 20.9 R−Sq = 55.4% ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
-{Silver Prices Narrative} Do these results allow us at the 5% significance level to conclude that the model is useful in predicting the price of silver?


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Motorcycle Fatalities
A traffic consultant has analyzed the factors that affect the number of motorcycle fatalities.She has come to the conclusion that two important variables are the number of motorcycle and the number of cars.She proposed the model
(the second-order model with interaction),where y = number of annual fatalities per county,x1 = number of motorcycles registered in the county (in 10,000),and x2 = number of cars registered in the county (in 1000).The computer output (based on a random sample of 35 counties)is shown below: THE REGRESSION EQUATION IS
S = 15.2 R−Sq = 47.2% ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
-{Motorcycle Fatalities Narrative} Test at the 1% significance level to determine if the x2 term should be retained in the model.




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Hockey Teams
An avid hockey fan was in the process of examining the factors that determine the success or failure of hockey teams.He noticed that teams with many rookies and teams with many veterans seem to do quite poorly.To further analyze his beliefs he took a random sample of 20 teams and proposed a second-order model with one independent variable,average years of professional experience.The selected model is y = β0 + β1x + β2x2 + ε,where y = winning team's percentage,and x = average years of professional experience.The computer output is shown below. THE REGRESSION EQUATION IS y = 32.6 + 5.96x− .48x2
S = 16.1 R−Sq = 43.9% ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
-{Hockey Teams Narrative} Test to determine at the 10% significance level if the linear term should be retained.


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The stepwise regression procedure begins by computing the simple regression model for each independent variable.
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Indicator variables can assume as many values as there are categories of its corresponding nominal variable.
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When the dependent variable is nominal,a(n)____________________ regression model is used.
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