Question: Given the linear regression equation x 3 = 16.5+ 4.0x 1 +9.2x 4 1.1x 7 (a) Which variable is the response variable? Which variables are

Given the linear regression equation

x3 = –16.5+ 4.0x1 +9.2x4 –1.1x7

(a) Which variable is the response variable? Which variables are the explanatory variables?

(b) Which number is the constant term? List the coeffi­cients with their corresponding explanatory variables.

(c) If x1 = 10, x4 = ­1, and x7 = 2, what is the predicted value for x3?

(d) Explain how each coeffi­cient can be thought of as a “slope.” Suppose x1 and x7 were held as fi­xed but arbitrary values. If x4 increased by 1 unit, what would we expect the corresponding change in x3 to be? If x4 increased by 3 units, what would be the corresponding expected change in x3? If x4 decreased by 2 units, what would we expect for the corresponding change in x3?

(e) Suppose that n = 15 data points were used to construct the given regression equation and that the standard error for the coef­ficient of x4 is 0.921.

Construct a 90% confidence interval for the coefficient of x4.

(f) Using the information of part (e) and level of signifi­cance 1%, test the claim that the coef­ficient of x4 is different from zero. Explain how the conclusion has a bearing on the regression equation.

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