EBook Problems GLM Regress

EBook Problems Set - Regression

Problem 1

Use the information from the Heights of Fathers and Sons to write the linear model that best predicts the height of the son from the height of the father.

• Choose one answer.

(a) Son's height = 35 + 0.5*Father's height'

(b) Son's height = 1.00 + 1.00* Father's height

(c) The model cannot be determined without the actual data

(d) Son's height = 0.5 + 35*Father's height

Answer

 (a)

Problem 2

A congressional report investigates the relationship between income of parents and educational attainment of their daughters. Data are from a sample of families with daughters age 18-24. Average parental income is $29,300, average educational attainment of the daughters is 13.1 years of schooling completed, and the correlation is 0.37.

The regression line for predicting daughter’s education from parental income is reported as: Predicted education = 0.000617*(income) + 8.1

Is the following statement true or false? "The above line is the regression line to predict education from income."

(a)True.

(b)False.

Answer

 (a)

Problem 3

In the early 1900's when Francis Galton and Karl Pearson measured 1078 pairs of fathers and their grown-up sons, they calculated that the mean height for fathers was about 68 inches with deviation of 3 inches. For their sons, the mean height was 69 inches with deviation of 3 inches. (The actual numbers are slightly smaller, but we will work with these values to keep the calculations simple.) The correlation coefficient was 0.50. Use the information to calculate the slope of the linear model that predicts the height of the son from the height of the father.

• Choose one answer.

(a) 0.50

(b) The slope cannot be determined without the actual data

(c) 35.00

(d) 3/3 = 1.00

Answer

 (a)

Problem 4

Suppose that wildlife researchers monitor the local alligator population by taking aerial photograhs on a regular schedule. They determine that the best fitting linear model to predict weight in pounds from the length of the gators inches is:

Weight = -393 + 5.9*Length with r2 = 0.836.

Which of the following statements is true?

• Choose one answer.

(a) A gator that is about 10 inches above average in length is about 59 pounds above the average weight of these gators.

(b) The correlation between a gator's length and weight is 0.836.

(c) The correlation between a gator's height and weight cannot be determined without the actual data.

(d) The correlation between a gator's height and weigth is about -0.914.

Answer

 (a)

Problem 5

Which of the following is NOT a property of the LSR Line?

• Choose one answer.

(a) The sum of the distances between each point and the LSR Line is minimized.

(b) The average x value and the average y value lies on the LSR Line

(c) The sum of squared residuals is minimized

(d) the sum of the residuals = 0

Answer

 (a)

Problem 6

Suppose that the linear model that predicts fat content in grams from the protein of selected items from Burger Queen menu is: Fat = 6.83 + 0.97*Protein. We learn that there are actually 20 grams of fat in the Chucking burger that has 20 grams of protein. Which of the following statements is true?

• Choose one answer.

(a) The linear model underestimates the actual fat content and produces a residual of -6.23

(b) the linear model overestimates the fat content and produces a residual of -6.23

(c) The linear model underestimates the fat content and produces a residual of -6.23

(d) The linear model overestimates the fat content and produces a residual of 6.23

Answer

 (b)

Problem 7

Which statement describes the principle of "least squares" that we use in determining the best fit line?

• Choose one answer.

(a) The best fit line minimizes the distances between the observed values and the predicted values.

(b) The best fit line minimizes the sum of the squared residuals.

(c) The best fit line minimizes the sum of the residuals.

(d) The best fit line minimizes the sum of the distances between the actual values and the predicted values.

Answer

 (b)

Problem 8

A statistician wants to predict Z from Y. He finds that r-squared is 5%.Which one of the following conclusions is correct?

• Choose one answer.

(a) The coefficient of correlation between Y and Z is 0.05

(b) Y explains 5% of the variance in Z

(c) Y is a good predictor of Z

(d) Z is a good predictor of Y

Answer

 (b)

Problem 9

In a simple, linear regression model, the variable that is being predicted is called which of the following?

• Choose at least one answer.

(a) response variable

(b) X variable

(c) Y variable

(d) dependent variable

(e) independent variable

Answer

 (a) , (b) , (d)

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