- Perform a test for significance of slope and interpret the results
Students in an introductory statistics class at The University of Queensland participated in a simple experiment.
The students are interested in building a model that can be used to estimate a student’s weight based on the student’s height.
| Height |
Weight |
| 173 |
57 |
| 179 |
58 |
| 167 |
62 |
| 195 |
84 |
| 173 |
64 |
| 184 |
74 |
| 162 |
57 |
| 169 |
55 |
| 164 |
56 |
| 168 |
60 |
| 170 |
75 |
| 178 |
58 |
| 170 |
68 |
| 187 |
59 |
| 180 |
72 |
| 185 |
110 |
| 170 |
56 |
| 180 |
70 |
| 166 |
56 |
| 155 |
50 |
| 175 |
60 |
| 140 |
50 |
| 163 |
55 |
| 182 |
75 |
| 176 |
59 |
| 177 |
74 |
| 170 |
60 |
| 172 |
60 |
| 189 |
60 |
| 178 |
56 |
| 175 |
75 |
| 180 |
85 |
| 160 |
57 |
| 164 |
66 |
| 175 |
65 |
| 163 |
55 |
| 185 |
90 |
| 169 |
68 |
| 165 |
63 |
| 155 |
49 |
| 175 |
66 |
| 178 |
63 |
| 184 |
65 |
| 170 |
60 |
| 162 |
60 |
| 164 |
46 |
| 171 |
70 |
| 182 |
85 |
| 174 |
60 |
| 167 |
70 |
| 157 |
41 |
| 183 |
73 |
| 167 |
75 |
| 171 |
67 |
| 182 |
63 |
| 173 |
70 |
| 182 |
85 |
| 158 |
51 |
| 160 |
49 |
| 180 |
75 |
| 180 |
77 |
| 188 |
87 |
| 164 |
54 |
| 180 |
102 |
| 178 |
62 |
| 166 |
50 |
| 175 |
57 |
| 180 |
80 |
| 182 |
98 |
| 151 |
42 |
| 186 |
87 |
| 190 |
82 |
| 179 |
80 |
| 165 |
48 |
| 172 |
53 |
| 173 |
64 |
| 170 |
53.5 |
| 170 |
58.5 |
| 163 |
51 |
| 191 |
78 |
| 172 |
59 |
| 171 |
71 |
| 180 |
76 |
| 194 |
110 |
| 167 |
63 |
| 192 |
105 |
| 194 |
95 |
| 189 |
88 |
| 162 |
50 |
| 175 |
54 |
| 175 |
78.5 |
| 186 |
96 |
| 178 |
86 |
| 170 |
58 |
| 165 |
58 |
| 164 |
78 |
| 180 |
65 |
| 170 |
62 |
| 155 |
55 |
| 165 |
60 |
| 168 |
55 |
| 68 |
63 |
| 170 |
63 |
| 179 |
80 |
| 163 |
47 |
| 93 |
27 |
| 161 |
43 |
| 182 |
60 |
| 170 |
65 |
| 185 |
85 |
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