The table below shows the life expectancy for an individual born in the United States in certain
Question:
The table below shows the life expectancy for an individual born in the United States in certain years. Year of Birth Life Expectancy
CHART W NUMBERS IS BELOW
Part (a) Decide which variable should be the independent variable and which should be the dependent variable.
A)Independent: year of birth; Dependent: life expectancy Independent: life expectancy;
B) Dependent: year of birth Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect.
Part (b) Draw a scatter plot of the ordered pairs.
Part (c) Calculate the least squares line. Put the equation in the form of ŷ = a + bx. (Round your answers to three decimal places.) ŷ = .228 Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. + -377.283 Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. x
Part (d) Find the correlation coefficient r. (Round your answer to four decimal places.) r = .9612 Correct:
Is it significant? Yes No
Part (e) Find the estimated life expectancy for an individual born in 1950 and for one born in 2010. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)
Birthdate in 1950:
Birthdate in 2010:
Part (f) Why aren't the answers to part (e) the same as the values in the table that correspond to those years?
A) The answers will be different each time you calculate a least squares line.
B) The answers are different because not all data points will fall on the regression line unless the correlation is perfect.
C) The answers are different because people live longer each year.
D) The answers are different because of errors in recording the life expectancy.
Part (g) Use the two points in part (e) to plot the least squares line on your graph from part (b).
Part (h) Based on the data, is there a linear relationship between the year of birth and life expectancy?
A) Yes, there is a linear relationship between the year of birth and life expectancy.
B) No, there is not a linear relationship between the year of birth and life expectancy.
Part (i) Are there any outliers in the data?
A) Yes, 1930 and 2010 are outliers.
B) Yes, 1930 and 1950 are outliers.
C) Yes, 1950 is an outlier.
D) No, there are no outliers.
Part (j) Using the least squares line, find the estimated life expectancy for an individual born in 1870. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
Does the least squares line give an accurate estimate for that year? Explain why or why not.
A) Yes, because the estimate is over 50 years.
B) No, because 1870 is outside the domain of the least squares line.
Part (k) What is the slope of the least-squares (best-fit) line? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
Interpret the slope. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) As the ---Select--- increases by one year, the ---Select--- increases by year
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year of birth | life expectancy |
1930 | 59.7 |
1940 | 62.9 |
1950 | 70.2 |
1965 | 69.7 |
1973 | 71.4 |
1982 | 74.5 |
1987 | 75 |
1992 | 75.7 |
2010 | 78.7 |
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
ISBN: 978-0495389569
13th edition
Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert J. Beaver, Barbara M. Beaver