Elementary Statistics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134462455
Author: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.2, Problem 7BSC
In Exercises 5–12, identify whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter.
7. Housing Units According to the Census Bureau, the total number of housing units in the United States is 132,802,859.
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59. Home Size and Price. Is the number of square feet of living space a good predictor of a
house's selling price? The following data collected in April, 2015, show the square foot-
age and selling price for fifteen houses in Winston Salem, North Carolina (Zillow.com).
Selling Price
($1000s)
Size
(1000s sq. ft)
1.26
117.5
3.02
299.9
1.99
139.0
.91
45.6
1.87
129.9
2.63
274.9
2.60
259.9
2.27
177.0
2.30
175.0
2.08
189.9
1.12
95.0
1.38
82.1
1.80
169.0
1.57
96.5
1.45
114.9
Source: Zillow.com, April 5, 2015. (https://www.zillow.com/)
a. Develop a scatter diagram with square feet of living space as the independent vari-
able and selling price as the dependent variable. What does the scatter diagram
indicate about the relationship between the size of a house and the selling price?
b. Develop the estimated regression equation that could be used to predict the selling
price given the number of square feet of living space.
c. At the .05 level, is there a significant relationship between the two…
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Elementary Statistics (13th Edition)
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