1) Students in a management science class have just received their grades on the first test. The instructor has provided information about the first test grades in some previous classes as well as the final average for the same students. Some of these grades have been sampled and are as follows:
student 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 test grade 98 77 88 80 96 61 66 95 69
Final Average 93 78 84 73 84 64 64 95 76
2) A sample of twenty automobiles was taken, and the miles per gallon (MPG), horsepower, and total weight were recorded. Develop a linear regression model to predict MPG using horsepower as the only independent variable. Develop another model with weight as the independent variable. Which of these two models is better? Explain.
MPG Horsepower Weight
37 66 1797
34 63 2199
35 90 2404
32 99 2611
30 63 3236
28 91 2606
26 94 2580
26 88 2507
25 124 2922
22 97 2434
20 114 3248
21 102 2812
18 114 3382
18 142 3197
16 153 4380
16 139 4036