Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Section 14.3 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 725: 31e

Answer

After removing Curb Weight: $ŷ=26.80+2.15x_1-0.0503x_3$ After removing Engine Size: $ŷ=28.72-0.03040x_3$

Work Step by Step

Let's remove Curb Weight at first because it has the highest P-value: In MINITAB, enter the Engine Size values in C1, the Horsepower values in C3 and the Miles per Gallon values in C4. Select Stats -> Regression -> Regression -> Fit Regression Model Enter C4 in "Responses" and C1 C3 in "Continuous Predictors" The least-squares regression line will be shown in "Regression Equation", where C4 is $ŷ$ (Miles per Gallon), C1 is $x_1$ (Engine Size) and C3 is $x_3$ (Horsepower). $ŷ=26.80+2.15x_1-0.0503x_3$ But, for the Engine Size: $t_0=1.00$ with a P-value $=0.341\ltα=0.05$. Do not reject the null hypothesis. So, let's remove the Engine Size: In MINITAB, enter the the Horsepower values in C3 and the Miles per Gallon values in C4. Select Stats -> Regression -> Regression -> Fit Regression Model Enter C4 in "Responses" and C3 in "Continuous Predictors" The least-squares regression line will be shown in "Regression Equation", where C4 is $ŷ$ (Miles per Gallon) and C3 is $x_3$ (Horsepower). $ŷ=28.72-0.03040x_3$ P-value $=0.004\ltα=0.05$
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