MS 150 Statistics Quiz 04 • Name:

DateMN (x)SVI (y)
01 Oct 1100.1
01 Nov 1110.3
01 Dec 1120.5
21 Dec 112.71.4
06 Jan 123.20.9
01 Feb 1240.9
01 Mar 1250.9
01 Apr 1261.0
01 May 1271.1
01 Jun 1281.4
01 Jul 1291.5
01 Aug 12101.6
01 Sep 12111.7
25 Sep 1211.81.4

Watch me do my Azonto!

Google Trends: Azonto. Prior to 2011 the dance form known as Azonto was called Apaa. As a search term, azonto did not appear until late 2011. Since then the number of searches for azonto has risen steadily. This quiz is based on the Google Trends data. The data is Month Number (MN) versus Search Volume Index (SVI) data.

  1. _________ Calculate the sample size n (the number of data pairs).
  2. ______________ Calculate the slope of the linear regression for the data. For this data, keep at least THREE non-zero digits in your slope answer!
  3. ______________ Calculate the y-intercept of the linear regression for the data.
  4. ______________ Is the relation positive, negative, or neutral?
  5. ______________ Calculate the correlation coefficient r for the data.
  6. ______________ Is the correlation none, weak/low, moderate, strong/high, or perfect?
  7. ______________ Determine the coefficient of determination.
  8. ______________ What percent in the variation in the month number explains the variation in the Search Volume Index?
  9. ______________ Use the slope and intercept to predict the Search Volume Index at month number 7.5.
  10. ______________ Use the slope and intercept to predict the month number in which the Search Volume Index was 0.7.