BM1710

Name Baltazar, Carl Section Date

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (5 items x 5 points: 2 points for
the correct answer; 3 points for the correct and Formulas:
complete solution)
∑𝑥𝑦 − 𝑛𝑥̅ 𝑦̅
Read and analyze each item. Write the letter of the correct 𝑏=
answer on the blank before each number. Write your ∑𝑥2 − 𝑛𝑥̅2
complete solutions on the space provided.
𝑎 = ̅𝑦− 𝑏𝑥̅
Bus and subway ridership for the summer months in London,
∑𝑦2 − 𝑎∑𝑦 − 𝑏∑𝑥𝑦
England is believed to be tied heavily to the number of 𝑆𝑦,𝑥 = √
tourists visiting the city. During the past 12 years, the data 𝑛 −2
below have been obtained:
𝑛∑𝑥𝑦 − ∑𝑥∑𝑦
𝑟=
Year (Summer Number of Tourists Ridership √[𝑛∑𝑥2 − (∑𝑥)2][𝑛∑𝑦2 − (∑𝑦)2
Months) (In Millions) (In Millions)
1 7 1.5
2 2 1
slope
3 6 1.3
4 4 1.5
5 14 2.5
6 15 2.7
7 16 2.4
8 12 2
9 14 2.7
10 20 4.4
11 15 3.4
12 7 1.7

B 1. Compute for the slope.

A. 0.151
B. 0.159
C. 0.167
D. 0.175
0.509 2. Compute for the intercept.
A. 0.506
B. 0.531
C. 0.558
D. 0.586
0.41 3. Compute for the Standard Error of the Estimate.
A. 0.369
B. 0.388
C. 0.407
D. 0.427
D 4. Compute for the correlation coefficient.
A. 0.791
B. 0.831
C. 0.873
D. 0.917
4.484 5. If the number of tourists increased to 25,000,000,
what will be the forecast for the ridership?
A. 4.064
B. 4.268
C. 4.481
D. 4.705