The data below represent commute times (in minutes) and scores on a well-being survey. Complete parts (a) through (d) below.
Commute Time (minutes), $x$
Well-Being Index Score, $y$
\[
\begin{array}{ccccccc}
5 & 15 & 30 & 40 & 60 & 84 & 105 \\
69.0 & 67.8 & 66.3 & 65.6 & 64.1 & 62.9 & 60.6
\end{array}
\]
(c) Predict the well-being index of a person whose commute time is 25 minutes.
The predicted index score is
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
Rounding to one decimal place as needed, the final answer is \(\boxed{67.0}\).
Step 1 :Given the commute times (in minutes) and scores on a well-being survey, we are asked to predict the well-being index of a person whose commute time is 25 minutes.
Step 2 :We can use linear regression to predict the well-being index. Linear regression is a statistical method that allows us to study the relationship between two continuous quantitative variables. In this case, the two variables are commute time and well-being index score.
Step 3 :The formula for the line of best fit in linear regression is \(y = mx + b\), where \(m\) is the slope of the line and \(b\) is the y-intercept. The slope of the line is the change in \(y\) divided by the change in \(x\), and the y-intercept is the value of \(y\) when \(x\) is zero.
Step 4 :To calculate the slope and y-intercept, we first need to calculate the mean of \(x\) and \(y\), the sum of the products of \(x\) and \(y\), and the sum of the squares of \(x\).
Step 5 :Given the commute times \(x = [5, 15, 30, 40, 60, 84, 105]\) and well-being index scores \(y = [69.0, 67.8, 66.3, 65.6, 64.1, 62.9, 60.6]\), we find that the mean of \(x\) is approximately 48.43 and the mean of \(y\) is approximately 65.19.
Step 6 :Using these means, we calculate the slope \(m\) to be approximately -0.079 and the y-intercept \(b\) to be approximately 68.99.
Step 7 :Substituting the values of \(m\), \(b\), and \(x = 25\) into the equation \(y = mx + b\), we find that the predicted well-being index score \(y\) is approximately 67.03.
Step 8 :Rounding to one decimal place as needed, the final answer is \(\boxed{67.0}\).