EBK PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR ENGI
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The table below shows the prices (R) and quantities (kg) of rice, meat and potatoes items bought during 2013 and 2014:
2013
2014
P1Qo
PoQo
Q1Po P1Q1
Price
Ро
Quantity
Qo
Price
P1
Quantity
Q1
Rice
7
80
6
70
480
560
490
420
Meat
30
50
35
60
1 750
1 500
1 800
2 100
Potatoes
3
100
3
100
300
300
300
300
TOTAL
40
230
44
230
2 530
2 360
2 590
2 820
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The table below indicates the number of years of experience of a sample of employees who work on a particular production line and the corresponding number of units of a good that each employee produced last month.
Years of Experience (x)
Number of Goods (y)
11
63
5
57
1
48
4
54
45
3
51
Q.1.1 By completing the table below and then applying the relevant formulae, determine the line of best fit for this bivariate data set.
Do NOT change the units for the variables.
X
y
X2
xy
Ex=
Ey=
EX2
EXY=
Q.1.2 Estimate the number of units of the good that would have been produced last month by an employee with 8 years of experience.
Q.1.3 Using your calculator, determine the coefficient of correlation for the data set.
Interpret your answer.
Q.1.4 Compute the coefficient of determination for the data set.
Interpret your answer.
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EBK PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR ENGI
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