Question: I am not sure how to answer b, c and d. Q3 12 Marks Age Weight A researcher is interested in determining if age predicts

I am not sure how to answer b, c and d.

Q3 12 Marks Age Weight
A researcher is interested in determining if age predicts weight or not. 54 65
The table to the right indicate the age and weights of the people (14) in the sample. 62 92
80 82
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a) Run simple regression analysis using Excel. 2 Mark 28 76
Note: use 95% confidence level. 29 71
62 79
b) Is age a significant determinant of weight? Explain. 3 Marks 64 85
47 82
c) What is amount of variation in weight that is explained by age? Explain. 4 Marks 49 62
52 64
d) What is the expected weight of a person who is 56 years old? 3 Marks 35 54
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SUMMARY OUTPUT
Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.48539918
R Square 0.23561237
Adjusted R Square 0.1719134
Standard Error 9.4953326
Observations 14
ANOVA
df SS MS F Significance F
Regression 1 333.4924782 333.4925 3.698841 0.078498257
Residual 12 1081.936093 90.16134
Total 13 1415.428571
Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Lower 95% Upper 95% Lower 95.0% Upper 95.0%
Intercept 61.325246 7.270437818 8.434877 2.18E-06 45.48432282 77.166169 45.4843228 77.16616921
Age 0.25692795 0.133591403 1.923237 0.078498 -0.03414271 0.5479986 -0.0341427 0.547998612

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