1. This document contains a 13 question practice test on linear regression. The questions cover topics like interpreting regression outputs, testing hypotheses about slopes, and checking assumptions.
2. Part 1 contains 10 multiple choice questions testing concepts like interpreting residual plots, the distribution used for inference on slopes, and identifying valid conclusions from regression analysis.
3. Parts 2 and 3 contain 3 free response questions involving calculating regression equations and slopes from outputs, finding confidence intervals and significance tests, and checking assumptions using provided plots.
1. This document contains a 13 question practice test on linear regression. The questions cover topics like interpreting regression outputs, testing hypotheses about slopes, and checking assumptions.
2. Part 1 contains 10 multiple choice questions testing concepts like interpreting residual plots, the distribution used for inference on slopes, and identifying valid conclusions from regression analysis.
3. Parts 2 and 3 contain 3 free response questions involving calculating regression equations and slopes from outputs, finding confidence intervals and significance tests, and checking assumptions using provided plots.
1. This document contains a 13 question practice test on linear regression. The questions cover topics like interpreting regression outputs, testing hypotheses about slopes, and checking assumptions.
2. Part 1 contains 10 multiple choice questions testing concepts like interpreting residual plots, the distribution used for inference on slopes, and identifying valid conclusions from regression analysis.
3. Parts 2 and 3 contain 3 free response questions involving calculating regression equations and slopes from outputs, finding confidence intervals and significance tests, and checking assumptions using provided plots.
1. This document contains a 13 question practice test on linear regression. The questions cover topics like interpreting regression outputs, testing hypotheses about slopes, and checking assumptions.
2. Part 1 contains 10 multiple choice questions testing concepts like interpreting residual plots, the distribution used for inference on slopes, and identifying valid conclusions from regression analysis.
3. Parts 2 and 3 contain 3 free response questions involving calculating regression equations and slopes from outputs, finding confidence intervals and significance tests, and checking assumptions using provided plots.
Chapter 27 Practice Test Name__________________________
Part I: Multiple Choice (Questions 1-10) - Circle the answer of your choice.
1. If the assumptions for regression inference are met, then a normal probability plot of the residuals should be
(A) Bell shaped
(B) A group of randomly scattered points (C) Roughly linear (D) Clearly curved (E) Skewed right
2. If a test of hypotheses rejects H0 : 0 in favor of the alternative hypothesis H a : 0 , where
is the population regression slope, then the least-squares regression line
(A) slopes downward and to the right when plotted on the scatter plot of paired observations x, y . (B) is useful for predicting y given x (within the limits of x-values covered by the data). (C) can be extrapolated beyond the limits of the x-values covered by the data to predict y at any possible x. (D) is not useful for predicting y given x. (E) is money.
3. Inference for regression on the population regression slope is based on which of the following distributions?
(A) The t distribution with n – 1 degrees of freedom
(B) The standard normal distribution (C) The chi-square distribution with n – 1 degrees of freedom (D) The t distribution with n – 2 degrees of freedom (E) The F distribution
4. A bivariate set of data relates the amount of annual salary raise and previous performance rating. The least-squares regression equation is yˆ 1400 2000 x , where ŷ is the estimated raise and x is the performance rating. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) For each increase of one point in performance rating, the raise will increase on average by $2,000. (B) This equation produces predicted raises with an average error of 0. (C) A rating of 0 will yield a predicted raise of $1,400. (D) The correlation coefficient of the data is positive. (E) All of the above are true. 5. A coefficient of determination is found to be 0.81. Which of the following is true?
(A) 81% of the variation between the variables is accounted for in the linear relationship. (B) 81% of the data points lie on a line. (C) The correlation coefficient is approximately 0.9 . (D) 19% of the variation between the variables is accounted for in the linear relationship. (E) All of these are true.
6. If the 90% confidence interval for the slope of a regression line does not contain 0, then which of the following is a valid conclusion?
(A) The confidence interval is not valid.
(B) A significance test will not be significant at the 10% level. (C) There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the slope of the true regression line is 0. (D) There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the slope of the true regression line is not 0. (E) None of these is valid. In the next four questions, use the following printout of the linear regression relating the SAT Math scores of 200 randomly chosen college freshmen and their first semester GPA’s. The assumptions for inference are satisfied.
The regression equation is
GPA = 1.53 + 0.00170 Math
Predictor Coeff StDev T P
Constant 1.5264 0.3981 3.83 0.000 Math 0.0016990 0.0006098 2.79 0.006
9. Which of the following is a valid conclusion that could be drawn from this regression analysis?
(A) There is sufficient evidence to reject the hypothesis that 0 .
(B) There is not sufficient evidence to reject the hypothesis that 0 (C) This test is not significant at the 1% level. (D) Significance cannot be determined from this printout. (E) None of these is a valid conclusion.
10. Which of the following is the 95% confidence interval for the population slope?
(A) (0.0005, 0.0029)
(B) (0.0129, 0.0211) (C) (−0.0170, 0.0340) (D) (0.0008, 0.0026) (E) None of these. Part II – Free Response (Questions 11-13) – Show your work and explain your results clearly.
11. A new process designed to increase the temperature inside steel girders shows great promise. In a test of 90 randomly selected girders, the following regression was performed; a partial computer printout is displayed:
Temp 1 is the initial temperature and Temp 2 is the temperature after the process has terminated.
(a) State the regression equation.
(b) Interpret the slope of the regression in the context of the problem.
(c) Interpret the value of R 2 in words.
(d) Find the values of T and P indicated by the question marks in the printout.
12. A midterm exam in Applied Mathematics consists of problems in 8 topical areas. One of the teachers believes that the most important of these, and the best indicator of overall performance, is the section on problem solving. She analyzes the scores of 36 randomly chosen students using computer software and produces the following printout relating the total score to the problem solving sub-score, ProbSolv:
(a) What is the predicted Total Score if the ProbSolve scores is 20?
(b) What is the residual for the data point 10,55 ?
(c) Calculate the 95% confidence interval of the slope of the regression line for all Applied Mathematics students. Assume the conditions for inference have been checked and satisfied. (d) Use the information provided to test whether there is a significant relationship between the problem solving subsection and the total score at the 5% level.
(e) Are the decisions reached through the construction of the confidence interval and through the use of a significance test consistent? Explain the reasons for your answer. 13. Does how long young children remain at the lunch table help predict how much they eat? Data were collected on a random sample of 20 toddlers observed over several months. “Time” is the average number of minutes a child spent at the table when lunch was served. “Calories” is the average number of calories the child consumed during lunch, calculated from careful observation of what the child ate each day. A partial Minitab output are shown below.
Calories = 560.7 - 3.077 Time
Predictor Coeff StDev T P
Constant 560.7 29.4 19.09 0.000 Time -3.077 0.850 -3.62 0.002
S = 23.3980 R-Sq = 42.1% R-Sq(adj) = 38.9 %
(a) Interpret each in the context of the problem.
(i) The y-intercept
(ii) r
(iii) s
(iv) The standard error of the slope
(b) The randomness condition has been satisfied and we can assume the independence condition is satisfied. Check whether the remaining conditions for inference are met using the plots below.
