Chapter 10, Exercises 10-1, 10-2, Problem # 15: X y Xy
Chapter 10, Exercises 10-1, 10-2, Problem # 15: X y Xy
The director of an alumni association for a small college wants to determine whether
there is any type of relationship between the amount of an alumnus' contribution (in
dollars) and the years the alumnus has been out of school. The data follow. Also, find
the equation of the regression line, and find ý value when x= 4 years.
∑ ∑ ∑
∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
6 3405 32 1105
6 220 32 6 364525 1105
14930
0.883
16910.736
∑ ∑ ∑ 6 3405 32 1105
50.439
∑ ∑ 6 220 32
ý = 453.176 - 50.439 x
when x = 4 years
∑ ∑ ∑
∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
4530486
0.997
4543391.787
∑ ∑ ∑
∑ ∑
1.685
ý = 14.165 + 1.685 x