DIRECTIONS: The table below shows the age t (in years) and the number of hours h slept per day by 24 infants who were less than one year old.    Find the LSRL for the data set. Inerpret a and b. Make a prediction for the amount of sleep for an average 9 month old.    Make a prediction for the amount of sleep for an average 18 month old. Provide a scatterplot and graph of the LSRL

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DIRECTIONS: The table below shows the age t (in years) and the number of hours h slept per day by 24 infants who were less than one year old.   

  1. Find the LSRL for the data set. Inerpret a and b.
  2. Make a prediction for the amount of sleep for an average 9 month old.   
  3. Make a prediction for the amount of sleep for an average 18 month old.
  4. Provide a scatterplot and graph of the LSRL
  5. Interpret the values of the correlation coefficient and the coefficient of determination.

 

Age (t)

Sleep (h)

0.03

15.0

0.05

15.8

0.05

16.4

0.08

16.2

0.11

14.8

0.19

14.7

0.21

14.5

0.26

15.4

0.34

15.2

0.35

15.3

0.35

14.4

0.44

13.9

0.52

13.9

0.69

13.2

0.70

14.1

0.75

14.2

0.80

13.4

0.82

13.2

0.86

13.9

0.91

13.1

0.94

13.7

0.97

12.7

0.98

13.7

0.98

13.6

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Least squares regression line(LSRL):

Excel Procedure:

Enter t and h in Excel>Data>Data Analysis> ‘Regression’>Select h under ‘Input Y Range’>Select t under ‘Input X Range’>Click on ‘OK’.

Output:

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From the given information output,

h=15.6277-2.4850t.

Interpretation:

  • Intercept: The constant increase of 15.6277 hours in sleeping hours.
  • Slope: There is decrease in sleeping hours by 2.4850 hours as age increases by one year.
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