Bicycling, the world's leading cycling magazine, reviews hundreds of bicycles throughout the years. Their Road race category contains reviews of bikes used by riders primarily interested in racing.  The following data show the weight and price for 10 racing bikes reviewed by the magazine.  Brand  Weight Price ($) Felt F5 17.8 2100 Pinarello Paris 16.1 6250 Orbea Orca 14.9 8370 Eddy EMX-7 15.9 6200 BH Ultegra 17.2 4000 Bh 386 13.1 8600 Cervelo S5 16.2 6000 Giant TCR  17.1 2580 Wilier Gran 17.6 3400 Specialized S-work 14.1 8000 a) Use the data to develop an estimated regression equation that could be used to estiamte the price for a bike given the weight.  b) Compare r^2. Did the estimate regression equation provide a good fit?  c) Predict the price for a bike that weighs 15 pounds?  d) Use the F test to determin whether the weight for a bike and the price are related at the 0.05 level of signifcance.

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Bicycling, the world's leading cycling magazine, reviews hundreds of bicycles throughout the years. Their Road race category contains reviews of bikes used by riders primarily interested in racing. 

The following data show the weight and price for 10 racing bikes reviewed by the magazine. 

Brand  Weight Price ($)
Felt F5 17.8 2100
Pinarello Paris 16.1 6250
Orbea Orca 14.9 8370
Eddy EMX-7 15.9 6200
BH Ultegra 17.2 4000
Bh 386 13.1 8600
Cervelo S5 16.2 6000
Giant TCR  17.1 2580
Wilier Gran 17.6 3400
Specialized S-work 14.1 8000

a) Use the data to develop an estimated regression equation that could be used to estiamte the price for a bike given the weight. 

b) Compare r^2. Did the estimate regression equation provide a good fit? 

c) Predict the price for a bike that weighs 15 pounds? 

d) Use the F test to determin whether the weight for a bike and the price are related at the 0.05 level of signifcance. 

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