In a study of the lung function of children, the volume of air exhaled under force in one second is called FEV1. (FEV1 stands for forced expiratory volume in one second.) Measurements were made on a group of children each year for two years. A linear model was fit to predict this year’s FEV1 as a function of last year’s FEV1 (in liters), the child’s gender (0 = Male, 1 = Female), the child’s height (in m), and the ambient atmospheric pressure (in mm). To try to improve the prediction of FEV1, additional independent variables are included in the model. These new variables are Weight (in kg), the product (interaction) of Height and Weight, and the ambient temperature (in °C). The following MINITAB output presents results of fitting the model FEV1 = β0 + β1 Last FEV1 + β2 Gender + β3 Height + β4 Weight + β5 Height · Weight + β6 Temperature + β7 Pressure + ε a) The F statistic is? b) How many degrees of freedom does the F statistic have? c) Find the P-value for the F statistic. Is the reduced model plausible?
In a study of the lung
FEV1 = β0 + β1 Last FEV1 + β2 Gender + β3 Height + β4 Weight + β5 Height · Weight + β6 Temperature + β7 Pressure + ε
a) The F statistic is?
b) How many degrees of freedom does the F statistic have?
c) Find the P-value for the F statistic. Is the reduced model plausible?
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