MA451 Minitab Review

You cannot use your Calculator, when necessary use the Minitab calculator.
Retrieve the BEARS.mtw worksheet from the Data Folder and you will use this sample data to answer questions 1 to 7.
Wild bears were anesthetized, and their bodies were measured and weighed. One goal of the study was to make a table (or perhaps a set of tables) for hunters, so they could estimate the weight of a bear based on other measurements. This would be used because in the forest it is easier to measure the length of a bear, for example, than it is to weigh it. Column Name C1 ID C2 Age C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 Count 143 143 Description Identification number Bear's age, in months. Note, wild bears are always born in January, so an expert can estimate the bear's age without directly asking it how old it is. Month when the measurement was made. 1 = Jan., 12 = Dec. Since bears hibernate in the winter, their body shape probably depends on the season. 1 = male 2 = female Length of the head, in inches Width of the head, in inches Girth (distance around) the neck, in inches Body length, in inches Girth (distance around) the chest, in inches Weight of the bear, in pounds Observation number for this bear. For example, the bear with ID = 41 (Bertha) was measured on four occasions, in the months coded 7, 8, 11, and 5. The value of Obs.No goes from 1 to 4 for these observations.

Month 143 Sex 143 Head.L 143 Head.W 143 Neck.G 143 Length 143 Chest.G 143 Weight 143 Obs.No 143

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Determine the mean, median, and standard deviation for the age variable. Sketch a boxplot of head length for each of male and female bears Sketch a histogram for chest girth data Calculate a 99% confidence interval for the mean weight of all bears Calculate a 98% confidence interval for the mean weight of all female and male bears.

SKIP FOR SUMMER 2004 6. A) Write the regression equation which will predict bear length given bear age. B) State the unadjusted coefficient of determination. 7. Apartment rental rates in a particular neighbourhood have a mean of $730 and a standard deviation of $85. A) the percentage of rental rates between $650 and $780 B) the rental rate for the most expensive 5% of the rental units 8. Determine the probability that there will be exactly 5 defects in a lot of 40 if the probability of a defect is 12.5% . A) Determine the probability that there will be at least 6 defects in the same lot. B) What is the chance of getting no more than 4 defects in the same lot. Create a binomial probability plot for n = 15 and  = 0.24.

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Wisconsin Power and Light measured energy consumption for a sample of 90 gas-heated homes to determine the relative efficiency of two venting systems: electric vent dampers (EVD) that close the vent when the furnace is in its resting cycle, and thermally activated dampers (TVD) that close the vent according to the thermal properties of a set of bimetal fins in the vent. The measurements were taken over a period of several weeks, including times when the vents were operating and when they were not. To adjust for house size and weather conditions, the power company used a simple formula to record average energy used by each house: (consumption in BTUs)/[(weather in degree days)(house area in square feet)]. They also recorded relevant characteristics of each house and chimney.

Column C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10

Name Type Ch.Area Ch.Shape Ch.Ht Ch.Liner House Age BTU.In BTU.Out Damper

Missing 1 1 1

Description Furnace type:1 = forced air, 2 = gravity, 3 = forced water Area of chimney Shape of chimney:1 = round, 2 = square, 3 = rectangular Height of chimney, in feet Chimney liner:0 = unlined, 1 = tile, 2 = metal House type:1 = ranch, 2 = two-story, 3 = tri-level, 4 = bi-level, 5 = one and a half stories Age of house (for houses 100 years or older, 99 was entered) Average energy consumption with damper in Average energy consumption with damper out Damper type:1 = EVD, 2 = TVD

Open the Furnace.mtw worksheet from the Data Folder. A) The average energy consumption for these type of homes is believed to be 10.0 when the damper is set out. However the engineers at the Wisconsin Power and Light suspect that the energy consumption is greater than 10.0. Are the engineers correct with their suspicion? B) The average energy consumption for these type of homes is believed to be 10.0 when the damper is set in. However the engineers at the Wisconsin Power and Light suspect that the energy consumption is greater than 10.0. Are the engineers correct with their suspicion given sigma = 3.2?

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Minitab Review Solutions

You cannot use your Calculator, when necessary use the Minitab calculator.
Retrieve the BEARS worksheet from the Data Folder and you will use this sample data to answer questions 1 to 7.
Wild bears were anesthetized, and their bodies were measured and weighed. One goal of the study was to make a table (or perhaps a set of tables) for hunters, so they could estimate the weight of a bear based on other measurements. This would be used because in the forest it is easier to measure the length of a bear, for example, than it is to weigh it. Column Name C1 ID C2 Age C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 to 4 for Count 143 143 Description Identification number Bear's age, in months. Note, wild bears are always born in January, so an expert can estimate the bear's age without directly asking it how old it is. Month when the measurement was made. 1 = Jan., 12 = Dec. Since bears hibernate in the winter, their body shape probably depends on the season. 1 = male 2 = female Length of the head, in inches Width of the head, in inches Girth (distance around) the neck, in inches Body length, in inches Girth (distance around) the chest, in inches Weight of the bear, in pounds Observation number for this bear. For example, the bear with ID = 41 (Bertha) was measured on four occasions, in the months coded 7, 8, 11, and 5. The value of Obs.No goes from 1 these observations.

Month 143 Sex 143 Head.L 143 Head.W 143 Neck.G 143 Length 143 Chest.G 143 Weight 143 Obs.No 143

1.

Determine the mean, median, and standard deviation for the age variable. Descriptive Statistics: Age
Variable Age Variable Age N 83 SE Mean 3.73 N* 60 Minimum 8.00 Mean 43.43 Maximum 177.00 Median 32.00 Q1 19.00 TrMean 40.17 Q3 58.00 StDev 34.02

The sample mean is 43.43 inches, the sample median is 32.00 inches and the sample standard deviation is 34.02 inches. 2. Sketch a boxplot of head length for each of male and female bears
Male and Female Bear Length 85 75

Length ( inches )

65 55 45 35 Male

Sex

Female

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Sketch a histogram for chest girth data

Bear Chest Girth

60 50

Frequency

40 30 20 10 0 15 25 35 45 55

Chest Girth ( inches )

4.

Calculate a 99% confidence interval for the mean weight of all bears One-Sample T: Weight
Variable Weight N 143 Mean 192.16 StDev 110.54 SE Mean 9.24 ( 99.0% CI 168.03, 216.30)

168.03 <  < 216.30 inches.

5. Calculate a 98% confidence interval for the mean weight of all female and male bears. Note: You will need to unstack the weight column with respect to sex One-Sample T: Weight_1, Weight_2
Variable Weight_1 Weight_2 N 99 44 Mean 214.0 143.05 StDev 119.7 64.48 SE Mean 12.0 9.72 ( ( 98.0% CI 185.5, 242.4) 119.56, 166.53)

mean weight of female bears is 119.56 <  < 166.53 pounds. 6.

185.5 <  < 242.4 pounds .and the

A) Write the regression equation which will predict bear weight given bear length.
Weight = - 441 + 10.3 Length

B) State the unadjusted coefficient of determination. The coefficient of determination is 76.5%.

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Apartment rental rates in a particular neighbourhood have a mean of $730 and a standard deviation of $85. A) the percentage of rental rates between $650 and $780 Cumulative Distribution Function
Normal with mean = 730.000 and standard deviation = 85.0000 x 650.0000 P( X <= x ) 0.1733

Cumulative Distribution Function

Normal with mean = 730.000 and standard deviation = 85.0000 x 780.0000 P( X <= x ) 0.7218

The percentage of rental rates between $650 and $780 is 0.7218 - 0.1733 = 0.5485 = 54.9%. B) the rental rate for the most expensive 5% of the rental units Inverse Cumulative Distribution Function
Normal with mean = 730.000 and standard deviation = 85.0000 P( X <= x ) 0.9500 x 869.8126

The most expensive 5% of the rental rates start at $869.81.

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Determine the probability that there will be exactly 5 defects in a lot of 40 if the probability of a defect is 12.5% . This is a Binomial problem since an upper limit to the number of successes were specified. Data Display
Row 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x in 40 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 P( x in 40 ) 0.004790 0.027371 0.076247 0.137970 0.182318 0.187527 0.156272 0.108434 0.063898 P( cumulative ) 0.004790 0.032160 0.108407 0.246377 0.428695 0.616221 0.772494 0.880928 0.944826

A) Determine the probability that there will be at least 6 defects in the same lot. The probability of at least 6 in a lot of 40 is 1 - P( cumulative up to 5 ) = 1 - 0.6162 = 0.3838 B) What is the chance of getting no more than 4 defects in the same lot. The probability of no more than 4 in a lot of 40 is P( cumulative up to 4 ) = 0.4287.

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Create a binomial probability plot for n = 15 and  = 0.24. You need to step up the probability distribution table in the worksheet and then use the Plot command. Data Display
Row 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 x in 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 P( x in 15 ) 0.016301 0.077213 0.170682 0.233565 0.221272 0.153726 0.080908 0.032850 0.010374 0.002548 0.000483 0.000069 0.000007 0.000001 0.000000 0.000000

0.2

P( x in 15 )

0.1

0.0 0 5 10 15

x in 15

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Wisconsin Power and Light measured energy consumption for a sample of 90 gas-heated homes to determine the relative efficiency of two venting systems: electric vent dampers (EVD) that close the vent when the furnace is in its resting cycle, and thermally activated dampers (TVD) that close the vent according to the thermal properties of a set of bimetal fins in the vent. The measurements were taken over a period of several weeks, including times when the vents were operating and when they were not. To adjust for house size and weather conditions, the power company used a simple formula to record average energy used by each house: (consumption in BTUs)/[(weather in degree days)(house area in square feet)]. They also recorded relevant characteristics of each house and chimney.

Column C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10

Name Type Ch.Area Ch.Shape Ch.Ht Ch.Liner House Age BTU.In BTU.Out Damper

Missing 1 1 1

Description Furnace type:1 = forced air, 2 = gravity, 3 = forced water Area of chimney Shape of chimney:1 = round, 2 = square, 3 = rectangular Height of chimney, in feet Chimney liner:0 = unlined, 1 = tile, 2 = metal House type:1 = ranch, 2 = two-story, 3 = tri-level, 4 = bi-level, 5 = one and a half stories Age of house (for houses 100 years or older, 99 was entered) Average energy consumption with damper in Average energy consumption with damper out Damper type:1 = EVD, 2 = TVD

Open the Furnace.mtw worksheet from the Data Folder. A) The average energy consumption for these type of homes is believed to be 10.0 when the damper is set out. However the engineers at the Wisconsin Power and Light suspect that the energy consumption is greater than 10.0. Are the engineers correct with their suspicion? Note that sigma is not provided, thus use the t-table approach. One-Sample T: BTU.Out
Test of mu = 10 vs mu > 10 Variable BTU.Out Variable BTU.Out N 90 Mean 10.813 StDev 3.088 T 2.50 SE Mean 0.326 P 0.007

95.0% Lower Bound 10.272

- our p-value = 0.007, thus the result is statistically significant and we can claim that the average energy consumption is greater than 10 when the damper is set out.

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B) The average energy consumption for these type of homes is believed to be 10.0 when the damper is set in. However the engineers at the Wisconsin Power and Light suspect that the energy consumption is greater than 10.0. Are the engineers correct with their suspicion given sigma = 3.2? Note that sigma is provided, thus use the Z-table approach. One-Sample Z: BTU.In
Test of mu = 10 vs mu > 10 The assumed sigma = 3.2 Variable BTU.In Variable BTU.In N 90 Mean 10.038 StDev 2.868 Z 0.11 SE Mean 0.337 P 0.455

95.0% Lower Bound 9.484

- our p-value = 0.455, thus the result is statistically not significant and we cant claim that the average energy consumption is greater than 10 when the damper is set in.

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