ACTIVITY #6

Answer the following.

A. In a biology class, a group of students brought 10 lizards for their experiment. They
measured the weight and the length of the body of each lizard from the tail to the
nose. The findings were presented below.

Lizard Length in units (x) Weight in units (y)

1 5 6
2 4 3
3 3 1
4 7 5
5 2 2
6 6 4
7 5 6
8 8 7
9 9 8
10 8 6

Compute for the r and interpret the result.

Solution:

Lizard x y xy x2 y2

1 5 6 30 25 36
2 4 3 12 16 9
3 3 1 3 9 1
4 7 5 35 49 25
5 2 2 4 4 4
6 6 4 24 36 16
7 5 6 30 25 36
8 8 7 56 64 49
 9 9 8 72 81 64
10 8 6 48 64 36
N = 10 ∑x = 57 ∑y = 48 ∑xy = 314 ∑x2 = 373 ∑y2 = 276

( ) ( )( )
r=
√[ ( ) ][ ( ) ] Interpretation:

( ) ( )( ) There is very strong positive

r= relationship between the weight
√[ ( ) ( ) ][ ( ) ( ) ] and length of the body of each
lizard

r= = 0.8626336705 = 0.86
√( )( )

B. In a biology class, a group of students brought 10 guinea pigs for their experiment.
They measured the weight and the length of the body of guinea pig from the tail to
the nose. The findings were recorded below.

Guinea Pig Length in units (x) Weight in units (y)

1 5 6
2 4 3
3 3 1
4 7 5
5 2 2
6 6 4
7 5 6
8 8 7
9 9 8
10 8 6
Solution:

Guinea pig x y xy x2 y2

1 5 6 30 25 36
2 4 3 12 16 9
3 3 1 3 9 1
4 7 5 35 49 25
5 2 2 4 4 4
6 6 4 24 36 16
7 5 6 30 25 36
8 8 7 56 64 49
9 9 8 72 81 64
10 8 6 48 64 36
N = 10 ∑x = 57 ∑y = 48 ∑xy = 314 ∑x2 = 373 ∑y2 = 276

1. compute the slope and the y-intercept of the regression line

( ) ( )( ) ( ) ( )( )
b=
( )
= ( ) ( )
= = 0.84

Mnx = = 5.7 Mny = = 4.8

a = Mny – bMnx = 4.8 – (0.84)(5.7) = 0.012

2. develop the regression model

y = 0.012 + (0.84)x
3. interpret the slope and the y-intercept

Regression equation is y = 0.012 + (0.84)x

Interpret the y-intercept: If the length of the body of guinea pig is 0 units, then we
predict the weight (in units) is 0.012.

Interpret the slope: If the length of the body of guinea pig increases by 1 unit, we
predict that the weight of guinea pig will be increased by approximately 0.84 units.

4. predict the weight when x = 8.5 and x = 10

The regression equation is y = 0.012 + (0.84)x

If the length of the body of guinea pig from the tail to the nose (x) is 8.5, the
predicted weight in units is y = 0.012 + (0.84)(8.5) = 7

If the length of the body of guinea pig from the tail to the nose (x) is 10, the predicted
weight in units is y = 0.012 + (0.84)(10) = 8

C. The researcher wants to know if the age gaps of partners affect the length of their
relationships. Is there a significant relationship between the age gap and the length
of relationships of partners? The collected data from 15 partners were summarized
below:
Partner Age gap Length of relationship

1 1 5
2 7 6
3 2 7
4 4 10
5 3 25
6 3 30
7 10 22
 8 6 4
9 4 3
10 12 10
11 30 6
12 22 12
13 15 10
14 3 5
15 9 8

Solution:

Partner Age gap (x) Length of xy x2 y2

relationship (y)

1 1 5 5 1 25

2 7 6 42 49 36

3 2 7 14 4 49

4 4 10 40 16 100

5 3 25 75 9 625

6 3 30 90 9 900

7 10 22 220 100 484

8 6 4 24 36 16

9 4 3 12 16 9

10 12 10 120 144 100

11 30 6 180 900 36

12 22 12 264 484 144

13 15 10 150 225 100

14 3 5 15 9 25
 15 9 8 72 81 64

N = 15 ∑x = 131 ∑y = 163 ∑xy = 1323 ∑x2 = 2083 ∑y2 = 2713

( ) ( )( )
r= Interpretation:
√[ ( ) ][ ( ) ]
There is very weak negative
relationship between the age gap
( ) ( )( )
r= and the length of relationships of
√[ ( ) ( ) ][ ( ) ( ) ] partners.

r= = = -0.1069125609 = -0.11
√( )( )

D. In a certain high school, the heights of the students are normally distributed with a
mean of 160 cm and a standard deviation of 10 cm.

a. Find the probability that a randomly selected student will be less than 158cm
tall.

= = -0.2

So, ( ) ( ) ( )

= 0.4207

b. Find the probability that a randomly selected student will be taller than 164cm.

= = 0.4

So, ( ) ( ) ( )

= 0.3446
c. Find the probability that the height of a randomly selected student will be
between 156 cm and 165 cm.

Solution:

Z1 = = = -0.4 Z2 = = = 0.5

So, ( ) ( )

= ( ) ( )

= ( ) ( )

= ( ) ( )

Answer = 0.3469