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- a. Construct a
scatterplot of the data. What does it suggest? - b. Assuming that the simple linear regression model is appropriate, obtain the equation of the estimated regression line.
- c. How much of the observed variation in peak photovoltage can be explained by the model relationship?
- d. Predict peak photovoltage when percent absorption is 19.1, and compute the value of the corresponding residual.
- e. The authors claimed that there is a useful linear relationship between the two variables. Do you agree? Carry out a formal test.
- f. Give an estimate of the average change in peak photovoltage associated with a 1 percentage point increase in light absorption. Your estimate should convey information about the precision of estimation.
- g. Give an estimate of mean peak photovoltage when percentage of light absorption is 20, and do so in a way that conveys information about precision.
a.
Construct a scatterplot for the data and explain what it suggests.
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
The given data are on percentage of light absorption (x) and peak photo voltage (y).
If the scatterplot of the data shows a linear pattern, and the vertical variability of points does not appear to be changing over the range of x values in the sample, then it can be said that the data is consistent with the use of the simple linear regression model.
Software procedure:
Step-by-step procedure to obtain the scatterplot using MINITAB software:
- Choose Graph > Scatter plot.
- Select Simple.
- Click OK.
- Under Y variables, enter the column of y.
- Under X variables, enter the column of x.
- Click OK.
The output using MINITAB software is given below:
The scatter plot shows no apparent curve and there are no extreme observations. There is no change in the y values as the values of x change and there are no influential points. Therefore, the simple linear regression model seems appropriate for the data set.
b.
Find the equation of the estimated regression line by assuming that the simple linear regression model is appropriate.
Answer to Problem 60CR
The equation of the estimated regression line is,
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
Regression Analysis:
Software procedure:
Step-by-step procedure to obtain the regression line using MINITAB software:
- Choose Stat > Regression > Regression > Fit Regression Model.
- Under Responses, enter the column of values y.
- Under Continuous predictors, enter the column of values x.
- Click OK.
Output using MINITAB software is given below:
Hence, the equation of the estimated regression line by assuming that the simple linear regression model is appropriate is,
c.
Find how much of the observed variation in peak photo voltage can be explained by the model relationship.
Answer to Problem 60CR
The percentage of observed variation in peak photo voltage that can be explained by the model relationship is 98.3%.
Explanation of Solution
From the Minitab output in Part (b), the value of
This implies that 98.27%, or approximately 98.3% of the observed variation in the dependent variable ‘peak photo voltage’ is being explained by the independent variable ‘percentage of light absorption’ using the simple linear regression model. The change is attributable to the linear relationship between the variables ‘peak photo voltage’ and ‘percentage of light absorption’ and is being explained by the model.
Thus, the percentage of observed variation in peak photo voltage that can be explained by the model relationship is 98.3%.
d.
Predict peak photo voltage when percent absorption is 19.1.
Find the value of the corresponding residual.
Answer to Problem 60CR
The peak voltage when percent absorption is 19.1 is predicted to be 0.770.
The corresponding residual is –0.090.
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
Predicted value:
The estimated regression equation is,
Hence, the peak voltage when percent absorption is 19.1 is predicted to be 0.770.
Residual:
The formula for residual for response, y and predicted response,
It is given that, when the percentage of light absorption is 19.1, the peak photo voltage is 0.68. Substitute
Hence, the corresponding residual is –0.09.
e.
Explain whether one can agree with the statement that there is a useful linear relationship between the two variables, by carrying out a formal test.
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
1.
Here,
2.
Null hypothesis:
That is, there is no useful linear relationship between the percentage of light absorption and peak photo voltage.
3.
Alternative hypothesis:
That is, there is a useful linear relationship between the percentage of light absorption and peak photo voltage.
4.
Here, the significance level is assumed to be
5.
Test Statistic:
The formula for test statistic is as follows:
In the formula, b denotes the estimated slope,
6.
Assumption:
The assumption made in Part (b) is that, the simple linear regression model is appropriate.
7.
Calculation:
From the MINITAB output in Part (b), the t-test statistic value for
8.
P-value:
From the MINITAB output in Part (b), the P-value is 0.
9.
Decision rule:
- If P-value is less than or equal to the level of significance, reject the null hypothesis.
- Otherwise, fail to reject the null hypothesis.
10.
Conclusion:
The P-value is 0.
The level of significance is 0.05.
The P-value is less than the level of significance.
That is,
Based on rejection rule, reject the null hypothesis.
Thus, there is convincing evidence of a useful relationship between the percentage of light absorption and peak photo voltage at the 0.05 level of significance.
f.
Obtain an estimate of the average change in peak photo voltage associated with a 1 percentage point increase in light absorption.
Answer to Problem 60CR
The estimate of the average change in peak photo voltage associated with a 1 percentage point increase in light absorption is between 0.039 and 0.050.
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
From the MINITAB output in Part (b), the value of slope is approximately
Formula for Degrees of freedom:
The formula for degrees of freedom is,
In the formula, n is the total number of observations.
Formula for Confidence interval for
In the formula b denotes the estimated slope and
Degrees of freedom:
The number of data values given are 9, that is
From the Appendix: Table 3 t Critical Values:
- Locate the value 7 in the degrees of freedom (df) column.
- Locate the 0.95 in the row of central area captured.
- The intersecting value that corresponds to the df 7 with confidence level 0.95 is 2.37.
Thus, the critical value for
Confidence interval:
Substitute,
Hence, the 95% confidence interval for estimating the average change in peak photo voltage associated with a 1 percentage point increase in light absorption is
Interpretation:
The 95% confidence interval can be interpreted as: there is 95% confidence that the mean increase in peak photo voltage associated with a 1 percentage point increase in light absorption lies between 0.039 and 0.050.
g.
Obtain an estimate of the average change in peak photo voltage when the percentage of light absorption is 20.
Answer to Problem 60CR
The estimate of the average change in peak photo voltage when the percentage of light absorption is 20 is between 0.762 and 0.859.
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
The confidence interval for
From the MINITAB output in part (a), the simple linear regression model is
Point estimate:
The point estimate when the percentage of light absorption is 20 is calculated as follows.
Estimated standard deviation:
For the given x values,
Substitute,
Therefore, one can be 95% confident that the mean peak voltage when the percentage of light absorption is 20 is between 0.762 and 0.859.
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