MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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Author: Amos Gilat
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Among the variables high school percentile, ACT English score, ACT math score, and ACT composite score, identify the one that appears to be the best predictor of cumulative GPA. Explain your reasoning.
HSP | GPA | ENGLISH | MATH | COMP |
75 | 2.39 | 24 | 28 | 26 |
63 | 3.37 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
77 | 2.63 | 16 | 25 | 21 |
66 | 2.77 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
86 | 3.79 | 29 | 28 | 32 |
96 | 3.34 | 23 | 26 | 23 |
64 | 2.81 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
78 | 3.09 | 18 | 23 | 22 |
63 | 1.91 | 22 | 18 | 20 |
51 | 2.61 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
65 | 3.17 | 17 | 23 | 18 |
94 | 3.79 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
54 | 3.14 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
76 | 2.21 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
71 | 3.12 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
74 | 3.42 | 33 | 27 | 29 |
80 | 3.25 | 24 | 20 | 22 |
55 | 2.34 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
61 | 2.76 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
66 | 1.95 | 22 | 26 | 23 |
89 | 2.59 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
90 | 3.58 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
86 | 2.67 | 24 | 28 | 26 |
43 | 2.1 | 17 | 25 | 22 |
82 | 3.1 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
47 | 2.78 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
92 | 3.76 | 21 | 28 | 23 |
57 | 3.33 | 27 | 21 | 23 |
90 | 3.28 | 32 | 26 | 28 |
55 | 2.33 | 24 | 18 | 21 |
56 | 2.45 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
67 | 3.56 | 24 | 20 | 23 |
96 | 3.13 | 29 | 30 | 26 |
63 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 31 |
83 | 3.17 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
61 | 3.03 | 19 | 25 | 21 |
79 | 2.82 | 19 | 25 | 21 |
60 | 2.89 | 16 | 20 | 19 |
79 | 3.66 | 25 | 32 | 29 |
62 | 2.43 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
91 | 3.07 | 26 | 21 | 25 |
77 | 3.48 | 20 | 28 | 23 |
95 | 3.31 | 22 | 27 | 25 |
80 | 3.63 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
48 | 2.41 | 16 | 25 | 21 |
84 | 2.93 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
97 | 3.75 | 20 | 26 | 27 |
35 | 2.19 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
69 | 2.95 | 25 | 21 | 22 |
70 | 2.37 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
85 | 3.51 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
94 | 3.29 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
65 | 3.84 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
87 | 3.14 | 17 | 27 | 21 |
19 | 2.79 | 17 | 21 | 20 |
72 | 3.12 | 21 | 19 | 23 |
81 | 2.29 | 17 | 23 | 21 |
90 | 1.5 | 22 | 26 | 23 |
90 | 3.6 | 23 | 21 | 25 |
94 | 3.82 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
54 | 3.37 | 18 | 16 | 21 |
59 | 2.03 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
87 | 2.66 | 28 | 21 | 26 |
54 | 2.14 | 20 | 25 | 22 |
91 | 3.08 | 28 | 24 | 25 |
70 | 3.07 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
61 | 3.09 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
56 | 2.53 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
73 | 2.9 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
90 | 3.67 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
87 | 3.08 | 28 | 24 | 27 |
47 | 2.02 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
80 | 3.18 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
69 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 23 |
76 | 2.84 | 23 | 20 | 24 |
82 | 2.44 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
56 | 1.75 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
75 | 3.33 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
70 | 2.16 | 28 | 20 | 26 |
58 | 3.09 | 28 | 19 | 24 |
75 | 2.95 | 24 | 21 | 25 |
72 | 2.43 | 22 | 31 | 27 |
91 | 3.38 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
95 | 3.81 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
88 | 3.09 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
47 | 2.37 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
73 | 3.67 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
90 | 3.24 | 26 | 21 | 26 |
62 | 3.42 | 25 | 21 | 23 |
64 | 2.75 | 24 | 27 | 27 |
68 | 2.84 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
86 | 3.22 | 29 | 26 | 29 |
79 | 2.25 | 21 | 26 | 23 |
95 | 3.01 | 22 | 25 | 22 |
65 | 2.8 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
75 | 3.31 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
60 | 3.44 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
47 | 2.32 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
91 | 3.74 | 26 | 30 | 28 |
46 | 2.93 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
82 | 2.9 | 24 | 27 | 24 |
87 | 3.15 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
80 | 2.38 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
74 | 2.46 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
75 | 2.1 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
98 | 3.88 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
92 | 3.38 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
67 | 3.06 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
79 | 3.35 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
66 | 2.85 | 16 | 22 | 21 |
77 | 2.77 | 27 | 23 | 27 |
89 | 3.28 | 24 | 20 | 22 |
62 | 2.66 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
53 | 2.22 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
54 | 2.7 | 30 | 24 | 27 |
74 | 2.46 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
96 | 3.11 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
57 | 2.43 | 28 | 23 | 26 |
60 | 2.69 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
49 | 3.51 | 24 | 18 | 23 |
68 | 2.59 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
94 | 3.14 | 25 | 31 | 27 |
78 | 2.24 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
76 | 2.88 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
54 | 2.64 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
63 | 2.94 | 24 | 28 | 24 |
72 | 2.76 | 17 | 22 | 20 |
94 | 3.9 | 35 | 29 | 32 |
57 | 2.79 | 16 | 24 | 21 |
72 | 3.15 | 17 | 21 | 20 |
62 | 3.13 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
75 | 3.32 | 30 | 27 | 31 |
83 | 2.72 | 23 | 26 | 25 |
69 | 2.41 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
49 | 2.41 | 21 | 28 | 27 |
92 | 3.94 | 25 | 19 | 24 |
91 | 3.26 | 24 | 28 | 27 |
79 | 1.71 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
87 | 2.6 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
83 | 2.56 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
68 | 2.23 | 22 | 18 | 21 |
92 | 3.6 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
46 | 2.63 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
60 | 2.73 | 30 | 25 | 28 |
83 | 2.91 | 27 | 23 | 26 |
67 | 2.65 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
82 | 3.28 | 21 | 17 | 22 |
90 | 3.16 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
93 | 3.88 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
85 | 3.16 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
63 | 2.31 | 22 | 26 | 25 |
78 | 2.89 | 18 | 27 | 21 |
56 | 3.15 | 27 | 24 | 25 |
57 | 2.97 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
38 | 2.91 | 20 | 24 | 22 |
81 | 3.07 | 24 | 30 | 28 |
95 | 3.69 | 29 | 32 | 28 |
28 | 2.62 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
95 | 3.98 | 28 | 34 | 31 |
87 | 3.25 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
97 | 3.96 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
68 | 2.57 | 19 | 26 | 24 |
71 | 3.5 | 24 | 27 | 26 |
88 | 3.16 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
63 | 2.4 | 21 | 17 | 19 |
84 | 3.33 | 23 | 30 | 28 |
75 | 2.55 | 23 | 16 | 20 |
59 | 2.85 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
75 | 2.86 | 20 | 17 | 20 |
78 | 3.35 | 27 | 23 | 25 |
76 | 2.21 | 23 | 18 | 21 |
94 | 3.2 | 25 | 29 | 26 |
65 | 2.67 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
77 | 3.43 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
40 | 2.2 | 26 | 17 | 22 |
67 | 3.3 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
95 | 3.02 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
85 | 2.37 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
71 | 3.75 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
96 | 3.72 | 25 | 29 | 27 |
56 | 2.21 | 22 | 15 | 21 |
88 | 3.47 | 20 | 25 | 23 |
88 | 3.5 | 24 | 23 | 26 |
85 | 3.2 | 23 | 31 | 26 |
71 | 2.96 | 22 | 19 | 21 |
99 | 3.4 | 22 | 27 | 22 |
65 | 2.95 | 27 | 20 | 27 |
77 | 2.71 | 26 | 19 | 24 |
83 | 2.43 | 21 | 29 | 26 |
64 | 2.42 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
97 | 3.5 | 22 | 26 | 27 |
54 | 2.55 | 20 | 24 | 22 |
81 | 2.44 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
80 | 2.47 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
94 | 3.25 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
37 | 2.64 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
85 | 3.54 | 26 | 19 | 24 |
95 | 3.66 | 26 | 29 | 27 |
84 | 2.85 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
75 | 3.05 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
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