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Ms. Knight
AP Statistics
February 5, 2017
Alligators can pose risks to humans that live in the vicinity of their habitats. This is the
case in central Florida which consequently requires researchers to gather information on the
species to protect citizens that live in the same proximity of the gators .Tracking the sizes of the
gators are extremely important. The length of an alligator can be accurately estimated, but it can
be a difficult task to estimate the weight of an alligator because of the inability to put them on
scales. The wildlife researches had to create a way to safely estimate the weight of the alligators
by their length. The intelligent researches used captured alligators that they weighed to
successfully create a model to measure the weight of the gators without endangering the lives of
humans. The data used to displays some interesting information that helps determine if it is an
The model prediction that the researches used for determining the weight of the alligator
is non-linear. This is one key condition that shows the data is not sufficient enough to estimate
alligator's weight. The model has a noticeable curve and a bad residual plot which ultimately
proves the model's inaccuracy. The residual plot demonstrates a clear bell curve. The model and
residual plot below in the graphs demonstrates conditions that would not satisfy what the
Re-expressing the model in this case with log provides a significant change to the data
which makes it appropriate to use this model. Without re-expressing the data, the officials will
not be able to acquire good estimates for the weight of the alligators. The re-expressed model is
positive, linear, has no outliers and a good residual plot. This can successfully satisfy the
researchers goal in determining the weight. The r-square is .96 which means the length accounts
for the weight 96% of the time. Researches can now protect humans from gators that possibly
pose a risk to humans with this model and determine the weight of the gators in central Florida.