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Maddi Durrett
AP Statistics Pd. 7
Kiker
9/26/2013
Hours of Sleep ee!a"ers #et $! A%era"e
$!l& 1'( of tee!a"ers "et ).' *ours of sleep+ t*e reco,,e!ded a,ou!t of *ours to
fu!ctio! -ell+ o! sc*ool !i"*ts. *is trul& i!terested ,e *o- suc* a little a,ou!t of tee!a"ers
"et t*e reco,,e!ded a,ou!t of sleep a!d . -o!dered -*&. Perso!all&+ ./, i! t*e )'( t*at
does!/t "et e!ou"* sleep o! a%era"e. . t*ou"*t a cause ,i"*t 0e t*e a,ou!t of people t*at t*e
tee!a"er is li%i!" i! a *ouse -it*. . t*ou"*t t*is 0ecause if t*ere are a "reater a,ou!t of people
li%i!" i! a *ouse+ t*e louder it is a!d ,ore acti%ities are *appe!i!".
. looked deeper i!to ,& *&pot*esis a!d "at*ered data fro, 1' of ,& ca,p frie!ds. .
asked eac* frie!d t*e a,ou!t of people li%i!" i! t*eir *ouse a!d t*e *ours of sleep t*e& "et o!
a%era"e. *e a,ou!t of people li%i!" i! t*e tee!a"er/s *ouse is t*e e1pla!ator& %aria0le 213a1is4
0ecause it e1plai!s *o- ,a!& *ours of sleep t*e tee!a"er "ets. *e *ours of sleep t*e tee!a"er
"ets o! a%era"e is t*e respo!se %aria0le 2&3a1is4 0ecause it respo!ds to t*e a,ou!t of people
li%i!" i! t*eir *ouse. *e least s5uares re"ressio! e5uatio! is & 6 '.)7 3 .271+ -*ere 1 represe!ts
t*e !u,0er of people li%i!" i! a tee!a"er/s *ouse a!d & represe!ts t*e *ours of sleep t*e& "et o!
a%era"e.
*e %alue of r is 3.37. *is ,ea!s t*e correlatio! is a -eak+ !e"ati%e li!ear associatio!.
*e %alue for r
2
is .17. 17( of %ariatio! i! t*e *ours of sleep a tee!a"er "ets is e1plai!ed 0& t*e
least s5uares re"ressio! li!e o! a,ou!t of people li%i!" i! t*e tee!a"er/s *ouse. *e slope is
3.27. 8or eac* additio!al i!crease of o!e perso! li%i!" i! t*e *ouse+ t*e *ours of sleep t*e
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tee!a"er "ets -ill i!crease 0& 3.27. *e &3i!tercept is '.)7. At 9ero people li%i!" i! t*e
tee!a"er/s *ouse+ t*e a,ou!t of sleep t*e tee!a"er "ets -ill 0e '.)7 *ours. *ere are !o outliers
i! t*e data 0ecause !o poi!ts sta!d a-a& fro, t*e ot*ers. *ere are also !o i!flue!tial poi!ts
0ecause if a!& poi!ts are o,itted fro, t*e a!al&sis t*ere is!/t a %er& differe!t ,odel.
& 6 '.)7 3 .27 274
& 6 '.)7 3 .96
& 6 7.))
*is predictio! is !ot %alid 0ecause i! t*e data . collected+ -*e! a tee!a"er *as four
people li%i!" i! t*eir *ouse+ t*e& !e%er "et 7.)) *ours of sleep. *e residual 6 7.)) *ours 3 7
*ours+ -*ic* is 32.12. *erefore+ it o%eresti,ates t*e actual respo!se data. A li!ear re"ressio! for
t*e data is !ot t*e 0est fit 0ecause t*e r
2
%alue is close to 9ero so t*e poi!ts are scattered fro, t*e
li!e of 0est fit.
A career t*at -ould use t*is t&pe of a!al&sis -ould 0e a so,!olo"ist t*at is doi!" a test
o! tee!a"er/s sleep patter!s.
8ro, t*e data collected+ . ca! tell t*at t*e a,ou!t of sleep a tee!a"er "ets does !ot
depe!d o! t*e !u,0er of people li%i!" i! a tee!a"er/s *ouse. Most tee!a"ers sleep fro, 6 to 7
*ours a !i"*t+ o! a%era"e. . did!/t recei%e a!& data t*at *ad a %er& *i"* !u,0er of people li%i!"
i! a tee!a"er/s *ouse. .f . did t*e! ,a&0e -e -ould *a%e 0ee! a0le to tell if *ours of sleep
depe!ded o! t*e !u,0er of people li%i!" i! t*e *ouse.
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:orks ;ited
ee!s a!d Sleep. <atio!al Sleep 8ou!datio!. Septe,0er 26+ 2013.
:i!ters+ Mar& Kerr. =-ell t*ere are curre!tl& 7 people i! ,& *ouse 0ut at ,& real H$M>
t*ere are '...i sleep pro0a0l& 6 *ours !o ?oke.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
Apte"rap*+ Ke!!ed&. =' people B pro0 like 7 *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
*o,as+ Meredit*. =' people 73' *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
Carto!+ A#. =7 people 6 *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
;arroll+ Crooke. =7 people 637 *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
:ells+ Sara*. =7 peeps+ 7 *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
Cutler+ >,,a #race. =7 people 3 '36 *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
McDau"*li!+ Sara*. =7 people+ ) *ours ED.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
;*ilders+ ;laire. =7+ ) *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
Dodso!+ A!!ie. =3 a!d a0out 1039 *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
8o1+ Daure!. =7 people+ ) *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 17+ 2013.
Fo"ers+ ;at*eri!e. =3 pp. A!d 6 to 7 *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 1)+ 2013.
S*arp+ Fose,ar&. =' people+ '37 *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 1)+ 2013.
$/Crie!+ ;at*eri!e. =3 a!d 6.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 1)+ 2013.
Hull+ Mic*elle. =*ree people a!d '36 *ours.@ 8ace0ook. Septe,0er 27+ 2013.