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Section 6.2 Linear Regression

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1.

A survey of local companies collects information about marketing budgets \(X\) and revenue \(Y\) (each measures in thousands of dollars), shown below. A linear regression gives the best linear fit as \(Y = 18.28 X + 29.69\text{.}\) What is the coefficient of determination \(r^2\text{?}\)
Table 6.2.1.
\(x_i\) \(y_i\) \((y_i - \text{avg})^2\) \(\text{pred } y_i\) \(\text{res}^2\)
200 4300 2073600 3686 377377
420 7700 3841600 7707 53
270 4500 1537600 4965 216495
380 7000 1587600 6976 572
300 5200 291600 5514 98401
sum: 28700 9332000 28848 692898

2.

A sample of 100 measurements are taken and a best fit line is calculated, resulting in the data below (the final line shows the sums for each column). Find the coefficient of determination.
Table 6.2.2.
\(x_i\) \(y_i\) \(\text{pred } y_i\) \((y - \text{avg})^2\) \(\text{res}^2\)
38.00 121.00 93.17 11.83 774.33
87.00 241.00 238.95 13586.23 4.22
30.00 61.00 69.37 4024.63 70.12
35.00 85.00 84.25 1555.51 0.57
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33.00 108.00 78.30 270.27 882.19
26.00 32.00 57.47 8545.15 648.91
sum: 12444.00 12444.00 515206.64 29789.80