Problem

5. Two different tests were designed to measure understanding of a topic. The two tests were given to ten students with the following results:
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a) Write an equation for the least squares regression line.
b) Interpret the slope and y-intercept.
c) Calculate the residual for the student that scored 92 on test x.

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Residual: Observed y - Predicted y = 88 - 135.2453 = -3.0789

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Step 1 :Calculate means: x¯=78, y¯=77.8

Step 2 :Calculate sums: i=110xi=780, i=110yi=778, i=110xiyi=61010, i=110xi2=59784

Step 3 :Calculate slope: b=10(61010)780(778)10(59784)7802=1.3039

Step 4 :Calculate y-intercept: a=y¯bx¯=77.81.3039(78)=15.7884

Step 5 :Least squares regression line: y = 1.3039x + 15.7884

Step 6 :Slope interpretation: For every 1 point increase in Test x, Test y is expected to increase by 1.3039 points

Step 7 :y-intercept interpretation: If a student scored 0 on Test x, their predicted score on Test y would be 15.7884

Step 8 :Predicted y value for student with 92 on Test x: y=1.3039(92)+15.7884=135.2453

Step 9 :Residual: Observed y - Predicted y = 88 - 135.2453 = -3.0789

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