MATH2411: Applied Statistics | Dr.

YU, Chi Wai

Review Questions for Chapter 6: Simple linear regression

1. The following table contains the data of a response variable and two explanatory variables and :

2.48 4.51 5.38
2.26 3.58 3.85
2.47 4.31 3.63
2.77 5.06 5.14
2.99 5.64 5.53
3.05 4.99 5.11
3.18 5.29 5.77
3.46 5.83 4.98
3.03 4.70 5.78
3.26 5.61 5.46
2.67 4.9 4.03
2.53 4.2 4.52

So, which one of and would have more significant effect on ? Note that the following scatter plots
show a linear pattern for the relationship between and each of and .
 MATH2411: Applied Statistics | Dr. YU, Chi Wai

So, we can fit two simple linear regression lines with a single explanatory variable. That is,

= +

and

= + .

Then, find their sum of squared error to determine which one of and is better.

2. Consider the following data on the number of hours which 10 students studied for an
exam of MATH2411 and their scores on the exam:

Hours
4 9 10 14 4 7 12 22 1 17
studied
Exam
31 58 65 73 37 44 60 91 21 84
score

a) Write down the fitted regression line that will enable us to predict the exam scores on
the number of hours studied.
b) Predict the exam score of a student who studied 11 hours for the exam.

Suppose that all model assumptions in the regression model hold.

c) Construct a 95% C.I. for .
d) Test the null hypothesis = 0 against the alternative hypothesis 0 at the 0.05
level of significance.
e) Test the null hypothesis = 3 against the alternative hypothesis > 3 at the 0.01
level of significance.

More exercises about simple linear regression can be found on the course webpage.