BIOSTAT ASSIGNMENT -3

Col K Ranjit

ROLL NO. 57

1. Find Pearson correlation coefficients (r) of Height and cervical-spine (CV) variables?
Height CV
(X) (Y)
149 14.4
155 13.5
156 13
157 14.3
158 14
160 15.4
160 14.7
161 15.8
162 14.7
163 15.1
163 14.6
164 17
164 16.3
165 15.7
166 14.1
166 14.2
167 16.7
167 16.5
168 16.3
170 17
170 16.4
171 16.5
172 17
173 16.8
174 15.5
175 16.6
175 17
176 17.3
177 17.2
179 17.8
180 18
181 18.4
181 16.4
182 18
182 17.9
184 18.4
185 19
187 19.1
187 19.2
188 17.5
189 18.8
190 18.3
CORRELATION – CORREL(A2:A43, B2:B43)
=0.889675 (Correlation as calculated by excel)
Correlation (as per SPSS)
Correlations
HEIGHT CV
HEIGHT Pearson Correlation 1 .890**
Sig. (2-tailed) .000
N 42 42
CV Pearson Correlation .890** 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .000
N 42 42
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

Regression (EXCEL)

SUMMARY OUTPUT

Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.889675
R Square 0.791521
Adjusted R
Square 0.786309
Standard Error 0.759236
Observations 42

ANOVA
Significance
df SS MS F F
Regression 1 87.54147 87.54147 151.8659 3.37E-15
Residual 40 23.05758 0.576439
Total 41 110.599

Standard Upper Lower Upper

Coefficients Error t Stat P-value Lower 95% 95% 95.0% 95.0%
Intercept -7.08988 1.912805 -3.70654 0.000636 -10.9558 -3.22396 -10.9558 -3.22396
height 0.137266 0.011139 12.32339 3.37E-15 0.114754 0.159778 0.114754 0.159778
REGRESSION
(SPSS)

Variables Entered/Removed

Model Variables Entered Variables Removed Method

1 CVb . Enter
a. Dependent Variable: HEIGHT
b. All requested variables entered.

Model Summary
Std. Error of the
Model R R Square Adjusted R Square Estimate
1 .890a .792 .786 4.92092
a. Predictors: (Constant), CV
b. Dependent Variable: HEIGHT

ANOVAa
Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.
1 Regression 3677.501 1 3677.501 151.866 .000b
Residual 968.618 40 24.215
Total 4646.119 41
a. Dependent Variable: HEIGHT
b. Predictors: (Constant), CV

Coefficients
Standardized
Unstandardized Coefficients Coefficients t Sig.
Model B Std. Error Beta
1 (Constant) 76.617 7.729 9.913 .000
CV 5.766 .468 .890 12.323 .000
a. Dependent Variable: HEIGHT
 Residuals Statistics
Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation N
Predicted Value 151.5795 187.3309 171.4048 9.47075 42
Std. Predicted Value -2.093 1.682 .000 1.000 42
Standard Error of Predicted
.760 1.779 1.040 .271 42
Value
Adjusted Predicted Value 150.9150 187.3647 171.3702 9.50403 42
Residual -10.65240 10.47193 .00000 4.86054 42
Std. Residual -2.165 2.128 .000 .988 42
Stud. Residual -2.234 2.165 .003 1.010 42
Deleted Residual -11.34885 10.84056 .03461 5.08119 42
Stud. Deleted Residual -2.358 2.275 .005 1.039 42
Mahal. Distance .001 4.382 .976 1.057 42
Cook's Distance .000 .163 .023 .037 42
Centered Leverage Value .000 .107 .024 .026 42
a. Dependent Variable: HEIGHT
Question 2
Refer http://rchiips.org/nfhs/factsheet_NFHS-4.shtml and download NFHS-4 Factsheet for 15
states. Please select dependent variables and some independent variables and use linear
regression analysis.

Births delivered by Children under age 6 months

States caesarean section (%) exclusively breastfeeded (%) IMR
Andhra
Pradesh 40.1 70.2 35
Arunanchal
Pradesh 8.9 57 23
Assam 13.4 63.5 48
Bihar 6.2 53.4 48
Chhattisgarh 9.9 77.2 54
NCT Delhi 26.7 49.6 31
Goa 31.4 60.9 13
Gujarat 18.4 55.8 34
Haryana 11.7 50.3 33
Maharashtra 20.1 56.6 24
Madhya
Pradesh 8.6 58.2 51
Punjab 24.6 53 29
Rajasthan 8.6 58.2 41
Uttar
Pradesh 9.4 41.6 64
West Bengal 23.8 52.3 28

Correlation between caesarean deliveries and Infant Mortality Rate ( IMR)

(As done in excel)
CORREL(B2:B16,D2:D16)
= -0.5792
Correlation between children under age of 6 months exclusively breastfeed with IMR
(as done in excel)
CORREL (C2:C16,D2:D16)

= 0.009249 (very low)

Correlations
BREASTFE
EDING IMR
BREASTFEEDI Pearson
1 .009
NG Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed) .974
N 15 15
IMR Pearson
.009 1
Correlation
Sig. (2-tailed) .974
N 15 15
Regression analysis as
per excel

SUMMARY OUTPUT

Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.009249
R Square 8.55E-05
Adjusted R
Square -0.07683
Standard
Error 8.907512
Observatio
ns 15
ANOVA
Significan
df SS MS F ce F
0.08
823 0.08823 0.00111
Regression 1 9 9 2 0.973903
103
1.46 79.3437
Residual 13 9 8
103
1.55
Total 14 7

Standar Lower Upper Lower Upper

Coefficients d Error t Stat P-value 95% 95% 95.0% 95.0%
6.84479 8.3233 1.45E- 42.1843 71.758 42.184 71.758
Intercept 56.97168 6 57 06 9 96 39 96
-
0.17392 0.0333 0.9739 - 0.3815 0.3699 0.3815
IMR 0.0058 5 48 03 0.36994 43 4 43
REGRESSION (SPSS)

Variables Entered/Removed

Model Variables Entered Variables Removed Method

1
BREASTFEEDINGb . Enter

a. Dependent Variable: IMR

b. All requested variables entered.

Model Summary

Model R R Square Adjusted R Square Std. Error of the Estimate

a
1 .009 .000 -.077 14.20376
a. Predictors: (Constant), BREASTFEEDING
b. Dependent Variable: IMR
 ANOVAa

Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.

1 Regression .224 1 .224 .001 .974b
Residual 2622.709 13 201.747
Total 2622.933 14
a. Dependent Variable: IMR
b. Predictors: (Constant), BREASTFEEDING

Coefficients
Standardized
Unstandardized Coefficients Coefficients
Model B Std. Error Beta t Sig.
1 (Constant) 36.223 25.555 1.417 .180
BREASTFEEDING .015 .442 .009 .033 .974
a. Dependent Variable: IMR
 Residuals Statistics

Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation N

Predicted Value
36.8368 37.3618 37.0667 .12659 15

Residual
-24.12143 27.16320 .00000 13.68709 15

Std. Predicted Value

-1.816 2.332 .000 1.000 15

Std. Residual -1.698 1.912 .000 .964 15

a. Dependent Variable: IMR
SINCE THE CORRELATION WAS VERY LOW (0.009), THE REGRESSION GRAPH IS SCATTERED.THIS SHOWS
THAT THERE IS NO OR POOR CORRELATION BETWEEN BREAST FEEDING OF CHILDREN UNDER AGE 6
MONTHS AND IMR (as per data provided by NFHS 4)