5. The following data relate to the heights of 10 pairs of fathers and sons:
(175, 173), (172, 172), (167, 171), (168, 171), (172, 173), (171, 170), (174, 173), (176, 175) (169, 170), (170, 173)
The regression equation of height of son on that of father is given by
(a) y = 100+ 5x (b) y = 99.708 +0.405x (c) y = 89.653 +0.582x (d) y = 88.758 +0.562x
Answers
The regression equation of height of son on that of the father is .
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the height of the father be represented by variable X and the height of the son be represented by variable Y.
The following data is represented below for computing regression equation of height of son on that of the father;
Fathers (X) Sons (Y)
() ()
175 3.6 12.96 173 0.9 0.81 3.24
172 0.6 0.36 172 -0.1 0.01 -0.06
167 -4.4 19.36 171 -1.1 1.21 4.84
168 -3.4 11.56 171 -1.1 1.21 3.74
172 0.6 0.36 173 0.9 0.81 0.54
171 -0.4 0.16 170 -2.1 4.41 0.84
174 2.6 6.76 173 0.9 0.81 2.34
176 4.6 21.16 175 2.9 8.41 13.34
169 -2.4 5.76 170 -2.1 4.41 5.04
170 -1.4 1.96 173 0.9 0.81 1.26
= 1714 = 1721 35.12
= 80.4 = 22.9
Firstly, the mean of the height of fathers data is given by;
Mean, =
= = 171.4
And, the mean of the height of sons data is given by;
Mean, =
= = 172.1
Now, we have to find the regression coefficients;
- Y on X regression coefficient is given by;
= = 0.44
Now, the regression equation of height of son on that of the father (i.e. Y on X) is given by;