Litres to Gas Mileage

Aaron London-Justin Bresnahan-Mckinley Morrison

Report
In this project we decided to compare the amount of displacement or space in an engine (litres) to the gas mileage of
that same car. We can predict a positive correlation with the data we received. If the volume within the engine
increases, we can guess that the gas mileage will increase as well. It’s hard to say if the correlation itself will be
strong considering we took surveys on random make and models of vehicles. We took surveys among random people
within the city of DuBois, Pennsylvania. The population is the entire group of individuals being studied. Our
population in this case would be all of the Dubois area. A sample would be a set of the population being studied, in
this case we chose random participants of the Dubois area. A variable is any characteristics of an individual. Our
explanatory variable would
The gas mileage because that is what determines how many liters of the space the engine would have. Our response
variable would be the liters of the car because that is what is changed by the gas mileage.
Data Set slide
We took surveys among random people within the city of
DuBois, Pennsylvania. The population is the entire group
of individuals being studied. Our population in this case
would be all of the Dubois area. A sample would be a set of
the population being studied, in this case we chose random
participants of the Dubois area. A variable is any
characteristics of an individual.
Correlation
The correlation of our data is (-.181). Our correlation is negative as the bigger the
engine, the more gas it uses.Due to different specifications of each vehicle, every
piece of information we gather could cause a tweak toward our prediction. The
strength is moderate and semi valid. We predict that if x=25 then y= 2.54 with a variation of 42.5%
Prediction
We predict that if x=25 then y= 2.54 with a variation of 42.5%
In a statistical model, the lurking variable correlates the dependent variable and the independent variable. They may or
may not generate non-meaningful results. One lurking variable that does not affect the results of our experiment would
be the color of the car. This type of causation would be confounding. Another lurking variable would be the way the
person drives their car. If the person we interviewed drives fast everywhere they go then they will have a worse gas
mileage. This type of causation is common response because this could change the explanatory variable and the
response variable.
Our hypothesis was if the gas mileage increases then the liters of the car will increase. Out hypothesis was
correct with a variation of 42.5%. Our regression line equation records y=-10x-.091 with a negative result. We
calculated the regression line by adding all the numbers into a list and finding and using this equation y=a+bx.
 Our hypothesis was correct because we said that if the gas mileage increases
then the amount of liters in the car would increase. The graph reeds what we
predicted.It also depends on any specification an in particular car has.It may also
vary on how and where you drive your vehicle.
 Conclusion
Our hypothesis was the more gas the car uses than the
more space the engine will need for air (Litres). Our
hypothesis was correct as our correlation value is -1 and the
direction is negative with a moderate strength. .
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