The data presented in the table below resulted from an experiment in which seeds of 5 different types were planted and the number of seeds that germinated within 5 weeks after planting was recorded for each seed type. At
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The data presented in the table below resulted from an experiment in which seeds of 5 different types were planted and the number of seeds that germinated within 5 weeks after planting was recorded for each seed type. At the .01 level of significance, is the proportion of seeds that germinate dependent on the seed type?
Seed Type Observed Frequencies
Germinated Failed to Germinate
1 31 7
2 57 33
3 87 60
4 52 44
5 10 19
The chi-square goodness-of-fit test can be used to test for:
A linear regression analysis produces the equation
y = 5.32 + (-0.846)x
Which of the following statements must be true?
In a simple linear regression analysis, the following sum of squares are produced:
The city of Oakdale wishes to see if there is a linear relationship between the temperature and the amount of electricity used (in kilowatts). Based on the data in the table below, is there a significant linear relationship between temperature and the amount of electricity used? These data are also available in the worksheet temperature in the Excel workbook Temperature.xlsx.
Temperature.xlsx
Temperature (x) 73 78 85 98 93 81 76 105
Kilowatts (y) 680 760 910 1510 1170 837 600 1800
A field researcher is gathering data on the trunk diameters of mature pine and spruce trees in a certain area. The following are the results of his random sampling. Can he conclude, at the .10 level of significance, that the average trunk diameter of a pine tree is greater than the average diameter of a spruce tree?
Pine trees Spruce trees
Sample size 40 70
Mean trunk diameter (cm) 45 39
Sample variance 100 150
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