Linear Regression
Linear-Regression Analysis
Introduction
Whitner Autoplex located in Raytown, Missouri, is one of the AutoUSA dealerships. Whitner Autoplex includes Pontiac, GMC, and Buick franchises as well as a BMW store. Using data found on the AutoUSA website, Team D will use Linear Regression Analysis to determine whether the purchase price of a vehicle purchased from Whitner Autoplex increases as the age of the consumer purchasing the vehicle increases. The data set provided information about the purchasing price of 80 domestic and imported automobiles at Whitner Autoplex as well as the age of the consumers purchasing the vehicles. Team D selected the first 30 of the sampled domestic vehicles to use for this test. The business research question Team D will answer is: Does the purchase price of a consumer increase as the age of the consumer increases? Team D will use a linear-regression analysis to test the age of the consumers and the prices of the vehicles.
Five Step Hypothesis Testing Team D will conduct the two-sample hypothesis using the following five steps: 1. Formulate the hypothesis 2. State the decision rule 3. Calculate the Test Statistic 4. Make the decision 5. Interpret the results
Step 1- Formulate the Hypothesis Using the research question: Does the purchase price of an automobile purchased at Whitner Autoplex, increase as the age of the consumer purchasing the vehicle increases? The hypothesis in verbal terms would be:
Ho: If β1 = 0, then X cannot influence Y and the regression model collapses to a constant β0 plus a random error.
H1: If β1 is unequal to 0, then X can influence Y and the regression model will not collapse.
The hypothesis stated in symbolic form is:
[pic]
Step 2 - State the Decision Rule
From the tables we find that the critical value at a 0.05 level of significance is 1.701. Team D will reject the null hypothesis if R² is less than the critical value of 1.701.
Step 3 -
Introduction
Whitner Autoplex located in Raytown, Missouri, is one of the AutoUSA dealerships. Whitner Autoplex includes Pontiac, GMC, and Buick franchises as well as a BMW store. Using data found on the AutoUSA website, Team D will use Linear Regression Analysis to determine whether the purchase price of a vehicle purchased from Whitner Autoplex increases as the age of the consumer purchasing the vehicle increases. The data set provided information about the purchasing price of 80 domestic and imported automobiles at Whitner Autoplex as well as the age of the consumers purchasing the vehicles. Team D selected the first 30 of the sampled domestic vehicles to use for this test. The business research question Team D will answer is: Does the purchase price of a consumer increase as the age of the consumer increases? Team D will use a linear-regression analysis to test the age of the consumers and the prices of the vehicles.
Five Step Hypothesis Testing Team D will conduct the two-sample hypothesis using the following five steps: 1. Formulate the hypothesis 2. State the decision rule 3. Calculate the Test Statistic 4. Make the decision 5. Interpret the results
Step 1- Formulate the Hypothesis Using the research question: Does the purchase price of an automobile purchased at Whitner Autoplex, increase as the age of the consumer purchasing the vehicle increases? The hypothesis in verbal terms would be:
Ho: If β1 = 0, then X cannot influence Y and the regression model collapses to a constant β0 plus a random error.
H1: If β1 is unequal to 0, then X can influence Y and the regression model will not collapse.
The hypothesis stated in symbolic form is:
[pic]
Step 2 - State the Decision Rule
From the tables we find that the critical value at a 0.05 level of significance is 1.701. Team D will reject the null hypothesis if R² is less than the critical value of 1.701.
Step 3 -
References: Doane, D. & Seward, L. (2007). Applied Statistics in Business and Economics. Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill. Easton, V.J. & McColl, J.H., (1997, September). Statistics Glossary v1.1. Retrieved May 10, 2008 from http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/steps/glossary/index.html Lind, Marchal, and Wathen. (2008). Statistical Techniques in Business & Economics, 13th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Wikipedia. (2008). Linear Regression Analysis. Retrieved May 12, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_regression