Term Project

Math 1040
Jaelyn Peterson, Matt Sturzenegger, Will Biesinger, AnnaTimothy
1. Is there correlation between height(x) and weight(y)? We are going to analyze the
correlation, if any, between height and weight to determine what the numbers mean and
have to do with each other in this study.

2. Our hypothesis is that height and weight are directly proportional; as height increases,
weight will increase also. We think that the taller someone is the more they are going to
weigh.

3. We received our data from associates in a poll on Facebook.com and word of mouth.
This is the data we collected.
Height (in)
71
Weight (lbs)
166
66 125
72 235
67 128
74 165
70 140
73 210
77 230
73 166
76 245
64 120
72 130
69 172
73 193
74 170
69 150
70 134
67 146
79 165
66 120
74 170
63 102
64 140
73 180
63 110
71 142
67 115
68 122
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Height (in)
Height Vs. Weight
73 165
68 125
70 137
60 98
71 160
76 195
69 147
62 118
63 110
53 65
60 110




4. X data: There are no outliers for this data, the mean is 68.97, and standard deviation is
5.3973. The minimum value is 53, Q1 is 66. Q3 is 73 and the maximum value is 79.
71
66
72
67
74
70
73
77
73
76
64
72
69
73
74
69
70
67
79
66
74
63
64
73
63
71
67
68
73
68
70
60
71
76
69
62
63
53
60

Y Data: There are no outliers for this data set, the mean is 149.26, and standard deviation is
39.1648. The minimum value is 65, Q1 is 120, Q3 is 170 and the maximum value is 245.
166
125
235
128
165
140
210
230
166
245
120
130
172
193
170
150
134
146
165
120
170
102
140
180
110
142
115
122
165
125
137
98
160
195
147
118
110
65
110

5. Plot x vs. y and calculate linear correlation coefficient, r. The r that we calculated
is .8232. From analysis of Table A-6 Critical Values of the Pearson Correlation
Coefficient r, the coefficient is .312. Line of Regression: y= 5.973269712x + (-
262.7470391). The black line is the line of best fit.
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table
X Values Residual
71 4.877
66 -6.273
72 67.907
67 -9.243
74 -14.033
70 -15.153
73 36.937
77 33.057
73 -7.063
76 54.027
64 0.667
72 -37.093
69 22.817
73 19.937
74 -9.033
69 0.817
70 -21.153
67 8.757
79 -43.883
66 -11.273
74 -9.033
63 -11.362
64 20.667
73 6.937
63 -3.363
71 -19.123
67 -22.243
68 -21.213
73 -8.06
68 -18.213
70 -18.153
60 2.547
71 -1.15
76 4.027
69 -2.183
62 10.607
63 -3.363
53 11.337
60 14.547


6. We concluded through analysis that linear relation does not exists. There are two more
conditions in which the data needs to satisfy in order for there to be linear correlation.
This data does not meet the second condition therefore linear relation does not exist. This
data is increasing therefore there is no linear relation. Because there is no linear relation
we cannot use the best-fit equation. Instead of using the equation of best fit our y value is
equal to y bar.
7. We decided to plug in a few numbers to make a few predictions. The numbers that we
plugged into our linear regression equation was 55, 60, 65, 70, and 75.
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Height (in)
Residual
Residual

X Value: Height (in) Predicted Y Value: Weight (lbs)
55 65.603
60 95.453
65 125.303
70 155.153
75 185.003


8. Afterthought: When reflecting on this experience there would be a couple things that we,
as a group, would change. A couple members of the group collected the data from their
associates using Facebook and cell phones. If we were to do this again we would not get
voluntary response, specifically from two people. Combining two sets of data from two
different people allowed for only two major demographics. If we were to do this again
we would acquire data from several different sources and collect the data differently. I
believe that we had a good amount of data but it is always nice to collect more to make
the analysis more accurate. If we were to do this again we would collect more data.
Overall this project was very worthwhile and taught us all how to collect and analyze
data effectively.