1. For her botany class project, Jennifer wonders if there is a connection between the average weight of watermelons a vine produces and the root depth of the vine. Jennifer suspects that vines with deeper roots have a better water supply and produce larger melons. From a large watermelon field, 10 vines are chosen at random. At the end of 8 weeks, the watermelons are removed from each vine and the average weight of the watermelons from each vine is determined. Each plant is carefully dug up and its root depth (or length) is measure. Let x represent the root depth (to the nearest inch) and y be the mean weight of the watermelons on the vine (in pounds). Suppose that x = 17, s, = 6, y = 12, s, = 5.1, and r = 0.93. a. Find the equation of the least squares regression line (round a and b to the nearest tenth). b. List 2 points that you know will be on the least-squares line you found in part a. C. What percent of variation is accounted for by a linear relationship? d. Using part a., predict the mean weight of watermelons on a vine with root depth 14 inches.

1. For her botany class project, Jennifer wonders if there is a connection between the average weight of watermelons a vine produces and the root depth of the vine. Jennifer suspects that vines with deeper roots have a better water supply and produce larger melons. From a large watermelon field, 10 vines are chosen at random. At the end of 8 weeks, the watermelons are removed from each vine and the average weight of the watermelons from each vine is determined. Each plant is carefully dug up and its root depth (or length) is measure. Let x represent the root depth (to the nearest inch) and y be the mean weight of the watermelons on the vine (in pounds). Suppose that x = 17, s, = 6, y = 12, s, = 5.1, and r = 0.93. a. Find the equation of the least squares regression line (round a and b to the nearest tenth). b. List 2 points that you know will be on the least-squares line you found in part a. C. What percent of variation is accounted for by a linear relationship? d. Using part a., predict the mean weight of watermelons on a vine with root depth 14 inches.

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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