Chancellor College, University of Malawi

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Generalised Linear Models

Individual work

Due: 5th January 2017

Individual work
Data given below was conducted to investigate factors associated with body
fat. Write a report maximum three pages – tables can be put as appendices.
Contains data from C:\Users\A0016110\Downloads\GLM\Day 1\bodyfat.dta
obs: 20 Body Fat
vars: 4 1 Jan 2018 15:27
size: 320
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storage display value
variable name type format label variable label
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triceps float %9.0g Skinfold thickness
thigh float %9.0g Circumference
midarm float %9.0g Circumference
bodyfat float %9.0g Body fat percentage
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1. Analyse and report summary measures, and interpret.

2. Using the data, fit an appropriate generalised linear regression model
showing all logical steps to build the model.
3. Check whether the fitted model is a good fit?
4. What is the fitted and predicted body fat (including their confidence
intervals) for:
a. Triceps=28
b. Thigh=40
c. Midarm=31