1.

The scatterplot below shows the relationship between the year (explanatory) and the median
wage for men only (response).

Men Median
21.50

21.00

20.50

20.00

19.50

19.00

18.50

18.00

17.50
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

2. The type of relationship between year and median wage for

men only based on the scatterplot is no relationship. The various years give too many varying
results for there to be a correlation between year and median wage for
men only.

3. The scatterplot below shows the relationship between the year (explanatory) and the median
wage for women only (response).

Women Median
20.00
18.00
16.00
14.00
12.00
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
4. The type of relationship between year and median wage for women only based on the scatterplot
is positive relationship, since the points lie close to a straight line and rise from left to right. As
the explanatory variable increases, the response variable also increases.

5. The values of the correlation coefficient r for the variables year (explanatory) and median wage
for men only (response).
n=47
∑ xy = 1894318.72
∑ x = 93812
∑ y= 949.09
∑ x 2 = 187257400
¿ ¿ = 8800691344

∑ y 2 = 19186.0143
¿ ¿ = 900771.8281

r =n ∑ xy−¿ ¿ ¿

47 ( 1894318.72 )−(93812)(949.09)
¿
√ 47 ( 187257400 )−( 8800691344 ) √ 47 ( 19186.0143 )− ( 900771.8281 )
−305 1.24
=
√ 406456 √ 970.844
−3051.24
= 19864.67

= −0.1536 .

The values of coefficient of determination r2 for the variables year (explanatory) and median
wage for men only (response).
2 2
r = (−0.1536 ) =0.02359
6. The values of the correlation coefficient r for the variables year (explanatory) and median wage
for women only (response).
n=47
∑ xy = 1423759.9
∑ x = 93812
∑ y= 712.85
∑ x 2 = 187257400
¿ ¿ = 8800691344

∑ y 2 = 10913.1615
¿ ¿ = 508155.1225

r =n ∑ xy−¿ ¿ ¿

47 ( 1423759.9 )−(93812)(712.85)
¿
√ 47 ( 187257400 )−( 8800691344 ) √ 47 ( 10913.1615 )− (508155.1225 )
42831.1
=
√ 406456 √ 4763.468
42831.1
= 44001.5925

= 0.973398

The values of coefficient of determination r2 for the variables year (explanatory) and median
wage for women only (response).
2 2
r = ( 0.973398 ) = 0.94750
7. The slope of the least-squares regression line for the variables year (explanatory) and median
wage for men only (response).
Slope(m)=n ∑ xy−¿ ¿ ¿

47 ( 1894318.72 )−(93812)(949.09)
¿
47 ( 187257400 )−( 8800691344 )

−3051.24
= 406456

= −0.007 5 09

The y-intercept of the least-squares regression line for the variables year (explanatory) and
median wage for men only (response).

b=
∑ y−m ∑ x
N

949.09−(−0.007 5)(93812)
¿
47

= 35.17725

The least-squares regression line:

y=−0.007 5 x +35.177

8. The slope of the least-squares regression line for the variables year (explanatory) and median
wage for women only (response).
Slope ( m )=n ∑ xy−¿ ¿ ¿

47 ( 1423759.9 )−(93812)(712.85)
¿
47 ( 187257400 )−( 8800691344 )

42831.1
= 406456

= 0.10537
 The y-intercept of the least-squares regression line for the variables year (explanatory) and
median wage for women only (response).

y-intercept (b ¿=
∑ y−m ∑ x
N

712.85−(0.10537)(93812)
¿
47

= −195.15

The least-squares regression line:

y=0.10537 x−195.15

9. Prediction of median wage for men and women.

Men Median Women Median

2021 20.02 17.80

2025 19.99 18.22

2029 19.96 18.64

2033 19.93 19.07

10. The trend for men during this periode shows that the median wage decreased as the years increased.
The trend for women during this period shows that the median wage increased as the years increased.
The slope might be influencing these trends.

11. I trust more the prediction of the median wage for woman.
Since the values of the correlation coefficient r is 0.973398 which means there is a strong
relationship between the variables year and median wage for women.
The coefficient of determination r2 is 0.94750 which means that 94% of the total variation can be
explained by the linier relationship between the variables year and median wage for women.