On the basis of the sample results, the regression equation is: = 62.65 – 1.86x1 – 0.52x2 a. How much natural gas can homeowners expect to use per month if they install 6 inches of insulation and the outdoor temperature is 40 degrees F? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Natural gas 30.69 cubic feet

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Cellulon, a manufacturer of home insulation, wants to develop guidelines for builders and consumers on how the thickness of the insulation in the attic of a home and the outdoor temperature affect natural gas consumption. In the laboratory, it varied the insulation thickness and temperature. A few of the findings are:

 

Monthly Natural Gas
Consumption (cubic
feet),
Thickness of
Outdoor
Insulation (inches), Temperature (°F),
X1
X2
30.3
6.
40
26.9
12
40
22.1
49
On the basis of the sample results, the regression equation is:
ŷ = 62.65 – 1.86x1 – 0.52x2
a. How much natural gas can homeowners expect to use per month if they install 6 inches of insulation and the outdoor temperature is
40 degrees F? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Natural gas
30.69 cubic feet
b. What effect would installing 7 inches of insulation instead of 6 have on the monthly natural gas consumption (assuming the outdoor
temperature remains at 40 degrees F)? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
A decrease
of
cubic feet of monthly natural gas consumption, down to
28.83 cubic feet.
Transcribed Image Text:Monthly Natural Gas Consumption (cubic feet), Thickness of Outdoor Insulation (inches), Temperature (°F), X1 X2 30.3 6. 40 26.9 12 40 22.1 49 On the basis of the sample results, the regression equation is: ŷ = 62.65 – 1.86x1 – 0.52x2 a. How much natural gas can homeowners expect to use per month if they install 6 inches of insulation and the outdoor temperature is 40 degrees F? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Natural gas 30.69 cubic feet b. What effect would installing 7 inches of insulation instead of 6 have on the monthly natural gas consumption (assuming the outdoor temperature remains at 40 degrees F)? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) A decrease of cubic feet of monthly natural gas consumption, down to 28.83 cubic feet.
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Suppose y=a0+a1 x1+ a2 x2  is the fitted regression line, then expected value of the dependent variable y  for given values of x1 and x2  is obtained by plugging in the values of  x1 and xin the fitted regression line.

 

(a).  At x1 = 6, x2 = 40, the expected value of gas consumption is:

y = 62.65-1.86×6 -0.52×40

      = 30.69

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