ELEMENTARY STATS: STEP BY STEP - CONNECT
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Chapter 7.2, Problem 6E
For Exercises 5 through 20, assume that all variables are approximately
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Exercise 6-6 (Algo) (LO6-3)
The director of admissions at Kinzua University in Nova Scotia estimated the distribution of student admissions for the fall semester on the basis of past experience.
Admissions
Probability
1,100
0.5
1,400
0.4
1,300
0.1
Click here for the Excel Data File
Required:
What is the expected number of admissions for the fall semester?
Compute the variance and the standard deviation of the number of admissions.
Note: Round your standard deviation to 2 decimal places.
1. Find the mean of the x-values (x-bar)
and the mean of the y-values (y-bar) and write/label each here:
2. Label the second row in the table using proper notation; then, complete the table. In the fifth and sixth
columns, show the 'products' of what you're multiplying, as well as the answers.
X
y
x minus x-bar y minus y-bar (x minus x-bar)(y minus y-bar)
(x minus x-bar)^2
xy
16
20
34
4-2
5 2
3. Write the sums that represents Sxx and Sxy in the table, at the bottom of their respective columns.
4. Find the slope of the Regression line: bi
=
(simplify your answer)
5. Find the y-intercept of the Regression line, and then write the equation of the Regression line.
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