详解is slope significant斜率很重要.pdfVIP

STATISTICSwiththeTInspire

IstheSlopeSignificant?

Netbookweightvs.cost

Inthisactivity,wewilllookattheweightofanetbookvs.itscost.Belowisthedatafor

22randomlyselectednetbooks.

Weight(pounds)2.82.92.82.42.92.92.92.72.82.83.2

Cost(dollars)370350330370360400340340350350360

Weight(pounds)2.72.92.72.62.82.42.42.62.52.52.5

Cost(dollars)310330320380335350300280500290500

1.OpenaNewDocumentandselectAddListsSpreadsheet.

2.NamecolumnAweightandenterthedatafromthetableabove.

3.NamecolumnBcostandenterthedollaramountsforthecorrespondingweights.

4.InsertaDataStatisticspagetodisplaythescatterplotofweightvs.cost.

•Press/IandselectAddDataStatistics.

•Presseandselectweightforthehorizontalaxis.

•Presseagainandselectcostfortheverticalaxis.

Descrihisscatterplot.

5.Press/¡togetbacktotheListsSpreadsheet.

Pressb,Statistics,StatCalculation,Linear

Regression(a+bx).Selectthesamevariablesas

shown.

Interprettheslopeofthisequationincontext.

Nowwewillexplorethesignificanceoftheslopecalculatedabove.Ifthereisa

relationshipweentheweightandcostofthenetbooks,howlikelyisittog