Word Problems: Regression #9

You sell ice cream. You wonder if the number of almonds you put in your almond-fudge ice cream predicts the number of cartons of ice cream you sell per day. Here is your data from last week (you’re closed on Sunday):

              Almonds     Cartons 
                   1                 3 
                   5                 3
                   8                 4
                 12                 4
                 15               13
                 19                 4

What is the mean of Almonds: ________

What is the SS for Almonds: ________

What is the mean of Cartons: ________

What is the mode of Cartons: ________

What is the SS for Cartons:  ________

Since you are interested in how well one test acts as a linear predictor of another, which of the following tests should you perform:

a. t-test
b. ANOVA
c. correlation
d. regression
e. multiple regression

Perform the comparison you selected in the item above. Select only the appropriate one(s). What was the result of your calculations?

a =  

b = 

r =

t =

F =

If there are 6 nuts, how many cartons will the person buy?

Based on this data, how many almonds should you put in your ice cream?

 

 

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