Homework

1.

Propelled by a stream of pressurized water, jet skis and other so-called wet
bikes carry from one to three people, retail for an average of price of $5,700
and have become one of the most popular types of recreational vehicle sold
today. But critics say that theyre noisy, dangerous, and damaging to the
environment. An article in the August 1997 issue of the Journal of the
American Medical Association reported on a survey that tracked emergency
room visits randomly selected hospitals nationwide. Here are data on the
number of jet skis in use, the number of accidents, and the number of
fatalities for the years 1987 top 1996.

Year
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

Numbe
r
in use
92,756
126,88
1
178,51
0
241,37
6
305,91
5
372,28
3
454,54
5
600,00
0
760,00
0
900,00
0

Accide
nts

Fatalit
ies

376

650

20

844

20

1,162

28

1,513

26

1,650

34

2,236

35

3,002

56

4,028

68

4,010

55

(a) Find the correlation coefficient between the number jet skis in use and the
number of accidents. (b) Find the coefficient of determination. (c) Find the
least squares regression line. (d) Are you going to use this line for
prediction? Support your answer. (e) If your answer is yes from the
previous part, then what is the expected number of accidents if the
number of jet skis in use is 500,000?
2. Sarahs parents are concerned that she seems short for her age. Their doctor
has the following record of Sarahs height.

Age
(months)
Height (cm)

36

48

51

54

57

60

86

90

91

93

94

95

(a) Find the correlation coefficient between Sarahs age and her height. (b)
Find the coefficient of determination. (c) Find the least squares regression
line. (d) Are you going to use this line for prediction? Support your answer.
(e) If your answer is yes from the previous part, then what is Sarahs
expected height at her 40th month?
3. Investors ask about the relationship between returns on investments in the
United States and on investments overseas. Here are the data on the total
returns on U.S. and overseas common stocks over a 22-year period. (The
total return in price plus any dividends paid, converted into U.S. dollars. Both
returns are averages over many individual stocks).
Year
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983

Overseas
% return
29.6
36.3
-14.9
-23.2
35.4
2.5
18.1
32.6
4.8
22.6
-2.3
-1.9
23.7

U.S.
% return
14.6
18.9
-14.8
-26.4
37.2
23.6
-7.4
6.4
18.2
32.3
-5.0
21.5
22.4

Year
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995

Overseas
% return
7.4
56.2
69.4
24.6
28.5
10.6
-23.0
12.8
-12.1
32.9
6.2
11.2

U.S.
% return
6.1
31.6
18.6
5.1
16.8
31.5
-3.1
30.4
7.6
10.1
1.3
37.6

(a) Find the correlation coefficient between US % return (explanatory

variable) and Overseas % return (response variable). (b) Find the coefficient
of determination. (c) Find the least squares regression line. (d) Are you
going to use this line for prediction? Support your answer. (e) If your answer
is yes from the previous part, then what is the expected Overseas % return
if the US % return is 20?

4. The mathematics department of a large state university would like to use the
number of freshmen entering the university (NOF) to predict the number of
students who will sign up for freshman level math courses (NOFLMC) in the
fall semester. Here are the data for the years 1991 to 1998.

Year

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

NOF
NOFLM
C

4595
7364

4827
7547

4427
7099

4258
6894

3995
6572

4330
7156

4265
7232

4351
7450

(a) Find the correlation coefficient between the number of freshmen entering
the university (NOF) and the number of students who will sign up for the
freshman level math courses (NOFLMC). (b) Find the coefficient of
determination. (c) Find the least squares regression line. (d) Are you going
to use this line for prediction? Support your answer. (e) If your answer is
yes from the previous part, then what is the expected number of students
who will sign up for the freshman level math classes (NOFLMC) if the number
of freshmen entering the university (NOF) is 5000?