It is thought that prehistoric Indians did not take their best
tools, pottery, and household items when they visited higher
elevations for their summer camps. It is hypothesized that
archaeological sites tend to lose their cultural identity and
specific cultural affiliation as the elevation of the site
increases. Let x be the elevation (in thousands of feet)
for an archaeological site in the southwestern United States. Let
y be the percentage of unidentified artifacts (no specific
cultural affiliation) at a given elevation. Suppose that the
following data were obtained for a collection of archaeological
sites in New Mexico:
x |
6.00 |
6.50 |
7.00 |
8.00 |
8.50 |
y |
50 |
46 |
61 |
96 |
90 |
Find a for the equation of the least-squares line .
Group of answer choices
–81.093
1433.442
–1433.442
–218.293
1419.042
solution,
X | Y | XY | X^2 | Y^2 |
6 | 50 | 300 | 36 | 2500 |
6.5 | 46 | 299 | 42.25 | 2116 |
7 | 61 | 427 | 49 | 3721 |
8 | 96 | 768 | 64 | 9216 |
8.5 | 90 | 765 | 72.25 | 8100 |
n | 5 |
sum(XY) | 2559.00 |
sum(X) | 36.00 |
sum(Y) | 343.00 |
sum(X^2) | 263.50 |
sum(Y^2) | 25653.00 |
Numerator | 447.00 |
Denominator | 477.75 |
r | 0.9356 |
r square | 0.8754 |
Xbar(mean) | 7.2000 |
Ybar(mean) | 68.6000 |
b | 20.7907 |
a | -81.0930 |
b = 20.7907
a = -81.0930
= a + bx
= - 81.0930 + 20.7907x
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