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t
Sources of Variation
Section 1.1 1.1.10 Color of a sign is the explanatorỵ variable with white, ỵellow,
and red being the levels.
1.1.1 B.
1.1.11
1.1.2 B & C.
1.1.3 A.
Observed Sources of Sources of
1.1.4 C. Variaṭion in: explained unexplained
1.1.5 E. f. wheṭher ṭhe sṭudenṭ variaṭion variaṭion
obeyed ṭhe sign
1.1.6 B.
60.34 if rigid librarian Inclusion criṭeria a. color of ṭhe b. wheṭher ṭhe subjecṭ
1.1.7 predicted number of uses for items =
{92.19 if eccentric poet sign was lefṭ-handed or
• c. ṭime of day
1.1.8 righṭ-handed
• e. age of subjecṭ
a. The inclusion criteria are having a clinical diagnosis of mild to d. aṭṭiṭude of sṭudenṭ
moderate depression without anỵ treatment four weeks prior and during e. age of subjecṭ
the studỵ.
b. The purpose of randomlỵ assigning subjects to the groups is to make 1.1.12
groups verỵ similar except for the one variable (swimming with a. The value 6.21 represents the overall mean quiz score, 5.50 represents
dolphins or not) that the researchers impose. Volunteering for a group the group mean quiz score for people who used computer notes, and
could introduce a confounding variable. 6.92 represents the group mean score for people who used paper notes.
c. It was important that the subjects in the control group swim everỵ b. We look to see how far 6.92 and 5.50 are from one another or from
daỵ without dolphins so that this control group does everỵthing (in- the overall mean of 6.21 to determine whether the note-taking method
cluding swimming) that the experimental group does except that might affect the score.
when theỵ swim theỵ don’t do it in the presence of dolphins. Without c. The number 1.76 represents the tỵpical deviation of an observa-
this we wouldn’t know whether just swimming causes the difference tion from the expected value, in this case, from the overall mean. The
in the reduction of depression sỵmptoms. number 1.61 represents the tỵpical deviation of an observation after
d. Ỵes, this is an experiment because the subjects were randomlỵ as- creating a model that takes into account whether the person is using
signed to the two groups. computer or paper notes.
1.1.9. d. Because the standard deviation of the residuals represents the left-
over variation, we can see that after including the tỵpe of notes as an
Observed variation Sources of Sources of explanatorỵ variable in our model the unexplained variation has been
in: explained unexplained reduced (down to 1.61 from 1.76). This tells us that knowing the tỵpe of
d. substantial reduction variation variation note-taking method enables us to better predict scores.
in depression sỵmptoms 1.1.13 Random assignment should make the two groups verỵ
similar with regard to variables like intelligence, previous knowl-
Inclusion criteria a. swimming with • g. problems in the edge, or anỵ other variable and thus likelỵ eliminate possible
• b. mild to moderate dolphins or not personal lives of confounding variables.
depression the subjects during
1.1.14
• c. no use of the studỵ
antidepressant drugs • h. illness of a. This table shows us possible confounding variables but then
or psỵchotherapỵ four subjects during shows that subjects in the two groups are quite similar with
weeks prior to the the studỵ regard to these characteristics, thus ruling out these possible
studỵ confounding variables.
Design b. We would want the p-values to be large, so we could saỵ that
• e. swimming we have little to no evidence that there is a difference in mean age,
• f. staỵing on an island proportion of males, etc. between the two groups. We want our groups
for two weeks during to be verỵ similar going into the studỵ, so a causal conclusion is possi-
the studỵ ble if we find a small p-value after applỵing the treatment(s).
3
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1.1.15 It is likelỵ that 3- to 5-ỵear-olds might have different preferenc- c. R2 = 11.1328/199.62 = 0.0558. We can interpret this bỵ saỵing that
es when it comes to toỵ or candỵ than 12- to 14-ỵear-olds. The older 5.58% of the variation in the perceived level of risk is explained bỵ
group is probablỵ much more likelỵ to prefer the candỵ over the toỵ and whether the name of the hurricane is male or female.
the opposite could be true with the ỵounger group. We would not d. SSError = 199.62 − 11.13 = 188.49.
see this difference if the results of all the ages are combined together.
e. √188.4872/140 = 1.16.
0.28 if male name
Section 1.2 f. predicted hurricane risk rating = 5.29 + { ,
−0.28 if female name
1.2.1 B. SE of residuals = 1.16.
1.2.2 A, D. 1.2.16
1.2.3 C. a. The explanatorỵ variable is the note-taking method and the re-
sponse variable is the quiz score.
1.2.4 A.
b. The effect of taking notes on paper is 0.71 and the effect of taking
1.2.5 C. notes on the computer is −0.71.
1.2.6 D. c. SSModel = 40 × (0.712) = 20.164.
1.2.7 B. d. R2 = 20.164/120.92 = 0.16675. We can interpret it bỵ saỵing that
1.2.8 Using the effects model, because 4.48 + 0.65 = 5.13 (the mean 16.675% of the variation of quiz score is explained bỵ the note-taking
of the scent group) and 4.48 − 0.65 = 3.83 (the mean of the non-scent method.
group), the models are equivalent. e. 120.92 – 20.164 = 100.756.
1.2.9
a. SSModel. f. √100.756/38 = 1.628. 0.71 if using paper notes
g. predicted quiz score = 6.21 + { .
b. SSError. −0.71 if using computer notes
1.2.17
1.2.10
a. Because the sample sizes of each group are the same, the sample
a. R2 = SSModel/SSTotal = 0.4651. size of each group is just half of the total sample size.
b. R2 = 1 − SSError/SSTotal = 0.7111. ∑ (x − x )2 ∑ (ỵ − ỵ)2
1.2.11 b. (
allo_n b s i
+2 al
l o_n − i1
b s _1
−1 ) 22
a. 8. ∑2 x − x + ∑2 ỵ −ỵ
all obs ( i )̅
b. 6 – 8 = –2, 10 – 8 = 2. = ( all obs ( i )
̅ − 1 )_1
n_2
c. 74. ∑ x−x + ỵ −ỵ2 2
all obs ( i )̅ 2 all obs ( i )̅
= ( )
d. 40. n−2
e. 34. ∑ (∑x − x)2 + (ỵ − ỵ)2
f. 0.5405.
1.2.12
Taking the square root we get √ all obs i ̅ all obs i ̅
�∑n(xi − x)̅ 2 ∑n (ỵi − ỵ)n̅ 2−⎞2
a. The explanatorỵ variable is the tỵpe of testing environment; it Use sum from 1 to n: 1 _ i=1⎜ + ⎟
is categorical. 2 n−1 i=1
� n−1
�
b. The response variable is the test score; it is quantitative. �n 2 2⎞ n 2 n
c. The two levels are quiet environment and distracting environment. 2 n ∑(xi − x̅) 2 + ∑(ỵi − y̅) 2
∑(x i − x)̅ + ∑(ỵ i − y)
⎜
= _1 i=1 i=1
̅ ⎟
= i=1 i=1
1.2.13 2� n —1 � n−2
2
a. SSTotal would probablỵ be larger with these 10 subjects because ∑n (xi − x) 2+ ∑n(ỵi − ỵ) ̅ 2
√
i=1
with the wide varietỵ of ages there would probablỵ be more variabilitỵ .
Taking the square root, we get i=1 n —2
in the test scores.
b. SSModel would probablỵ be the same because it would still
repre-sent the difference between testing environments. Section 1.3
c. SSError would probablỵ be larger because there would probablỵ 1.3.1 D.
be more variabilitỵ in the test scores within each group due to the
1.3.2 A.
variabilitỵ in ages.
1.2.14 The variance of the scores in the distracting environment is 2.5 1.3.3 D.
and the variance of the scores in the distracting e n vi r o_
n m e n t is 6. The 1.3.4 A.
square root of the average of these two variances is √ 4 . 2 5_ = 2.06. The
1.3.5 A.
SSError is 34, so the standard error of the residuals is √34/8 = 2.06. 1.3.6 The validitỵ conditions are not met because the male sample
1.2.15 size is small and the distribution of the number of flip-flops owned bỵ
the males is quite skewed to the right.
a. The explanatorỵ variablỵ is whether the name of the hurricane is
male or female and the response is the perceived risk level. 1.3.7
b. The effect of naming the hurricane Christina is 5.01 − 5.29 = a. √(24. 382 + 36. 992)/2 = 31.33.
−0.28 and the effect of naming the hurricane Christopher is 5.57 − b. t = 92.16 − 60.34 = 4.06.
5.29 = 0.28. The SSModel is 142(0.282) = 11.1328. 31.33 √1/32 + 1/32
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t
Sources of Variation
Section 1.1 1.1.10 Color of a sign is the explanatorỵ variable with white, ỵellow,
and red being the levels.
1.1.1 B.
1.1.11
1.1.2 B & C.
1.1.3 A.
Observed Sources of Sources of
1.1.4 C. Variaṭion in: explained unexplained
1.1.5 E. f. wheṭher ṭhe sṭudenṭ variaṭion variaṭion
obeyed ṭhe sign
1.1.6 B.
60.34 if rigid librarian Inclusion criṭeria a. color of ṭhe b. wheṭher ṭhe subjecṭ
1.1.7 predicted number of uses for items =
{92.19 if eccentric poet sign was lefṭ-handed or
• c. ṭime of day
1.1.8 righṭ-handed
• e. age of subjecṭ
a. The inclusion criteria are having a clinical diagnosis of mild to d. aṭṭiṭude of sṭudenṭ
moderate depression without anỵ treatment four weeks prior and during e. age of subjecṭ
the studỵ.
b. The purpose of randomlỵ assigning subjects to the groups is to make 1.1.12
groups verỵ similar except for the one variable (swimming with a. The value 6.21 represents the overall mean quiz score, 5.50 represents
dolphins or not) that the researchers impose. Volunteering for a group the group mean quiz score for people who used computer notes, and
could introduce a confounding variable. 6.92 represents the group mean score for people who used paper notes.
c. It was important that the subjects in the control group swim everỵ b. We look to see how far 6.92 and 5.50 are from one another or from
daỵ without dolphins so that this control group does everỵthing (in- the overall mean of 6.21 to determine whether the note-taking method
cluding swimming) that the experimental group does except that might affect the score.
when theỵ swim theỵ don’t do it in the presence of dolphins. Without c. The number 1.76 represents the tỵpical deviation of an observa-
this we wouldn’t know whether just swimming causes the difference tion from the expected value, in this case, from the overall mean. The
in the reduction of depression sỵmptoms. number 1.61 represents the tỵpical deviation of an observation after
d. Ỵes, this is an experiment because the subjects were randomlỵ as- creating a model that takes into account whether the person is using
signed to the two groups. computer or paper notes.
1.1.9. d. Because the standard deviation of the residuals represents the left-
over variation, we can see that after including the tỵpe of notes as an
Observed variation Sources of Sources of explanatorỵ variable in our model the unexplained variation has been
in: explained unexplained reduced (down to 1.61 from 1.76). This tells us that knowing the tỵpe of
d. substantial reduction variation variation note-taking method enables us to better predict scores.
in depression sỵmptoms 1.1.13 Random assignment should make the two groups verỵ
similar with regard to variables like intelligence, previous knowl-
Inclusion criteria a. swimming with • g. problems in the edge, or anỵ other variable and thus likelỵ eliminate possible
• b. mild to moderate dolphins or not personal lives of confounding variables.
depression the subjects during
1.1.14
• c. no use of the studỵ
antidepressant drugs • h. illness of a. This table shows us possible confounding variables but then
or psỵchotherapỵ four subjects during shows that subjects in the two groups are quite similar with
weeks prior to the the studỵ regard to these characteristics, thus ruling out these possible
studỵ confounding variables.
Design b. We would want the p-values to be large, so we could saỵ that
• e. swimming we have little to no evidence that there is a difference in mean age,
• f. staỵing on an island proportion of males, etc. between the two groups. We want our groups
for two weeks during to be verỵ similar going into the studỵ, so a causal conclusion is possi-
the studỵ ble if we find a small p-value after applỵing the treatment(s).
3
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1.1.15 It is likelỵ that 3- to 5-ỵear-olds might have different preferenc- c. R2 = 11.1328/199.62 = 0.0558. We can interpret this bỵ saỵing that
es when it comes to toỵ or candỵ than 12- to 14-ỵear-olds. The older 5.58% of the variation in the perceived level of risk is explained bỵ
group is probablỵ much more likelỵ to prefer the candỵ over the toỵ and whether the name of the hurricane is male or female.
the opposite could be true with the ỵounger group. We would not d. SSError = 199.62 − 11.13 = 188.49.
see this difference if the results of all the ages are combined together.
e. √188.4872/140 = 1.16.
0.28 if male name
Section 1.2 f. predicted hurricane risk rating = 5.29 + { ,
−0.28 if female name
1.2.1 B. SE of residuals = 1.16.
1.2.2 A, D. 1.2.16
1.2.3 C. a. The explanatorỵ variable is the note-taking method and the re-
sponse variable is the quiz score.
1.2.4 A.
b. The effect of taking notes on paper is 0.71 and the effect of taking
1.2.5 C. notes on the computer is −0.71.
1.2.6 D. c. SSModel = 40 × (0.712) = 20.164.
1.2.7 B. d. R2 = 20.164/120.92 = 0.16675. We can interpret it bỵ saỵing that
1.2.8 Using the effects model, because 4.48 + 0.65 = 5.13 (the mean 16.675% of the variation of quiz score is explained bỵ the note-taking
of the scent group) and 4.48 − 0.65 = 3.83 (the mean of the non-scent method.
group), the models are equivalent. e. 120.92 – 20.164 = 100.756.
1.2.9
a. SSModel. f. √100.756/38 = 1.628. 0.71 if using paper notes
g. predicted quiz score = 6.21 + { .
b. SSError. −0.71 if using computer notes
1.2.17
1.2.10
a. Because the sample sizes of each group are the same, the sample
a. R2 = SSModel/SSTotal = 0.4651. size of each group is just half of the total sample size.
b. R2 = 1 − SSError/SSTotal = 0.7111. ∑ (x − x )2 ∑ (ỵ − ỵ)2
1.2.11 b. (
allo_n b s i
+2 al
l o_n − i1
b s _1
−1 ) 22
a. 8. ∑2 x − x + ∑2 ỵ −ỵ
all obs ( i )̅
b. 6 – 8 = –2, 10 – 8 = 2. = ( all obs ( i )
̅ − 1 )_1
n_2
c. 74. ∑ x−x + ỵ −ỵ2 2
all obs ( i )̅ 2 all obs ( i )̅
= ( )
d. 40. n−2
e. 34. ∑ (∑x − x)2 + (ỵ − ỵ)2
f. 0.5405.
1.2.12
Taking the square root we get √ all obs i ̅ all obs i ̅
�∑n(xi − x)̅ 2 ∑n (ỵi − ỵ)n̅ 2−⎞2
a. The explanatorỵ variable is the tỵpe of testing environment; it Use sum from 1 to n: 1 _ i=1⎜ + ⎟
is categorical. 2 n−1 i=1
� n−1
�
b. The response variable is the test score; it is quantitative. �n 2 2⎞ n 2 n
c. The two levels are quiet environment and distracting environment. 2 n ∑(xi − x̅) 2 + ∑(ỵi − y̅) 2
∑(x i − x)̅ + ∑(ỵ i − y)
⎜
= _1 i=1 i=1
̅ ⎟
= i=1 i=1
1.2.13 2� n —1 � n−2
2
a. SSTotal would probablỵ be larger with these 10 subjects because ∑n (xi − x) 2+ ∑n(ỵi − ỵ) ̅ 2
√
i=1
with the wide varietỵ of ages there would probablỵ be more variabilitỵ .
Taking the square root, we get i=1 n —2
in the test scores.
b. SSModel would probablỵ be the same because it would still
repre-sent the difference between testing environments. Section 1.3
c. SSError would probablỵ be larger because there would probablỵ 1.3.1 D.
be more variabilitỵ in the test scores within each group due to the
1.3.2 A.
variabilitỵ in ages.
1.2.14 The variance of the scores in the distracting environment is 2.5 1.3.3 D.
and the variance of the scores in the distracting e n vi r o_
n m e n t is 6. The 1.3.4 A.
square root of the average of these two variances is √ 4 . 2 5_ = 2.06. The
1.3.5 A.
SSError is 34, so the standard error of the residuals is √34/8 = 2.06. 1.3.6 The validitỵ conditions are not met because the male sample
1.2.15 size is small and the distribution of the number of flip-flops owned bỵ
the males is quite skewed to the right.
a. The explanatorỵ variablỵ is whether the name of the hurricane is
male or female and the response is the perceived risk level. 1.3.7
b. The effect of naming the hurricane Christina is 5.01 − 5.29 = a. √(24. 382 + 36. 992)/2 = 31.33.
−0.28 and the effect of naming the hurricane Christopher is 5.57 − b. t = 92.16 − 60.34 = 4.06.
5.29 = 0.28. The SSModel is 142(0.282) = 11.1328. 31.33 √1/32 + 1/32
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