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A study concerning the bitterness of beer brewed with different types of hops in

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Question

A study concerning the bitterness of beer brewed with different types of hops investigated the relationship between y = Bavarian Bitterness score of the beer and x1 = alpha level and x2 = beta level of the type of hops used. The following computer output was used in the analysis of the observed data for the interaction model,

y = + 1x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 + e , where x3 = x1x2 .

a) Using a .05 significance level, test the utility of this multiple regression model.

b) Compute a 95% confidence interval for the value of 1 .

c) Test the hypothesis H0 : 3 = 0 vs. 3 0 at the = .05 level.

d) Does the interaction term help predict the value of y ? Explain in a few sentences.

e) If s = .27 when x1 = 10 and x2 = 4 , compute a 95% confidence interval for the mean value of y whenx1= 10 and x2 = 4. Use y = + 1x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 + e for the model.

f) If s = .27 when x1 = 10 and x2 = 4 , compute a 95% prediction interval for the value of y when x1 =10 and x2 = 4. Use y = + 1x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 + e for the model.

The regression equation is Y 09 037 x3 Predictor Stdev t-ratio Coef 092 Constant 054 1.70 118 166 021 000 7.90 X1 037 048 082 2.23 X2 037 167 025 1.48 X3 R-sq 78.7 R-sg (adj) 72.9% S 1.221 Analysis of variance DF SS MS SOURCE Regression 60.5 20.17 13.54 0.001 16.4 1.49 11 Error Total 76.9 14

Explanation / Answer

a)

Ho: model is not significant

H1: model is significant

With F = 13.54 and p-value < 0.05, I reject ho and conclude that model is significant

b)

95% CI = beta +- t(a/2,n-k-1)*SE_beta

lower

=0.166-ABS(T.INV.2T(0.05,15-3-1))*(0.166/7.9)

0.119751

upper

=0.166+ABS(T.INV.2T(0.05,15-3-1))*(0.166/7.9)

0.212249

c)

H0 : 3 = 0 vs. 3 0

With t = 1.48 and p-value > 0.05, I fail to reject ho and conclude that 3 = 0

d)

Since the interaction effect is not significant, I can say that interaction term doesn’t help to predict the value of y

lower

=0.166-ABS(T.INV.2T(0.05,15-3-1))*(0.166/7.9)

0.119751

upper

=0.166+ABS(T.INV.2T(0.05,15-3-1))*(0.166/7.9)

0.212249