QuestionGovernment funding: The following table presents the budget (in millions of dollars) for selected
organizations that received U.S. government funding for arts and culture in both 2006 and last year.
Organization | 2006 | Last Year
--- | --- | ---
Organization 1 | 460 | 440
Organization 2 | 247 | 227
Organization 3 | 142 | 161
Organization 4 | 124 | 156
Organization 5 | 95 | 166
Organization 6 | 18 | 45
Organization 7 | 2 | 3
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Part 1 of 3
Compute the least-squares regression line for predicting last year's budget from the 2006 budget
Round the slope and -intercept to four decimal places as needed.
The equation for the least-squares regression line is .
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
1. We have data for budgets in 2006 and last year for seven organizations.
2. We need to find the least-squares regression line to predict last year's budget from the 2006 budget.
STEP 2
1. Calculate the means of the 2006 and last year budgets.
2. Calculate the slope of the regression line.
3. Calculate the y-intercept of the regression line.
4. Write the equation of the regression line.
STEP 3
Calculate the mean of the 2006 budgets:
STEP 4
Calculate the mean of last year's budgets:
STEP 5
Calculate the slope using the formula:
Calculate and :
\begin{align*}
\sum (x_i - \bar{x})(y_i - \bar{y}) &= (460 - 155.4286)(440 - 171.1429) + \ldots + (2 - 155.4286)(3 - 171.1429) \\
&= 304.5714 \times 268.8571 + \ldots + (-153.4286) \times (-168.1429) \\
&= 81864.2857
\end{align*}
\begin{align*}
\sum (x_i - \bar{x})^2 &= (460 - 155.4286)^2 + \ldots + (2 - 155.4286)^2 \\
&= 304.5714^2 + \ldots + (-153.4286)^2 \\
&= 119893.4286
\end{align*}
STEP 6
Calculate the y-intercept using the formula:
STEP 7
Write the equation of the regression line:
The equation for the least-squares regression line is:
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