Chapter 11
Simple Linear Regression and Correlation
Learning Objectives• Use simple linear regression for building empirical
models • Estimate the parameters in a linear regression model• Determine if the regression model is an adequate fit
to the data• Test statistical hypotheses and construct confidence
intervals • Prediction of a future observation• Use simple transformations to achieve a linear
regression model• understand the correlation
Regression analysis• Relationships between two or more variables• Useful for these types of problems• Predict a new observation• Sometimes a regression model will arise from a
theoretical relationship• At other times no theoretical knowledge• Choice of the model is based on inspection of a
scatter diagram• Empirical model
Regression Model• Mean of the random variable Y is related to x
E[Y|x]=Y|x=0+ 1x 0 and 1 called regression coefficients• Appropriate way to generalize this to a probabilistic
model • Assume that the expected value of Y is a linear
function of x• Actual value of Y is determined by the mean value
function plus a random error termY=0+ 1x+
• Where called random error term
1 and • Suppose that the mean and variance of
are 0 and 2 • Slope, 1, can be interpreted as the change
in the mean of Y • Height of the line at any value of x is just
the expected value of Y for that x• Variability of Y at a particular value of x is
determined by the error variance 2
• Implies that there is a distribution of Y-values at each x
Graph of the Variability
• Distribution of Y for any given value of x
• Values of x are fixed, and Y is a random variable with the following mean and varianceMean: Y|x=0+ 1x
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Simple Linear Regression• Values of the intercept, slope and the
error variance will not be known• Must be estimated from sample data• Fitted model is used in prediction of future
observations of Y at a particular level of x
Method of Least Squares• True relationship
between Y and x is a straight line
• Assume n pairs of observations
• Estimates of 0 and 1 result in a line that is a “best fit” to the data
• Called method of least squares
Least Squares Method• Assuming the n observations in the sample• Sum of the squares of the deviations of the
observations from the true regression line
• Taking the partial derivatives
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Example• Regression methods were used to analyze the data from
a study investigating the relationship between roadway surface temperature (x) and pavement deflection ( y).
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Questions(a) Calculate the least squares estimates of the slope
and intercept. Graph the regression line.(b) Use the equation of the fitted line to predict what
pavement deflection would be observed when the surface temperature is 85F.
(c) What is the mean pavement deflection when the surface temperature is 90F?
(d) What change in mean pavement deflection would be expected for a 1F change in surface temperature?
Solution• Need to have
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• Divide by its d.o.f MSR=[SSR/1] and MSE=[SSE/n-2]
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Hypothesis Tests for Slope• Adequacy of a linear regression model• Appropriate hypotheses for slope are
H0: β1=β1,0
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Example• Consider the data from the previous example on
x=roadway surface temperature and y=pavement deflection.
• (a) Test for significance of regression using α = 0.05. What conclusions can you draw?• (b) Estimate the standard errors of the slope and
intercept.
Solution• Use the steps in hypotheses testing1) Parameter of interest is slope of the regression line 1
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Confidence Intervals on the Slope and Intercept• Interested to obtain C.I. estimates of the
parameters• Width of these C.I. is a measure of the overall
quality of the regression line• 100(1-α)% C.I. on the slope β1
• 100(1-α)% C.I. on the intercept β0
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used to develop the regression model• C.I. for Y|x is inappropriate• Prediction interval on a future observation at the value
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Example
• The first example presented data on roadway surface temperature x and pavement deflection y
• Find a 99% confidence interval on each of the following:
• (a) Slope • (b) Intercept• (c) Mean deflection when temperature x=85o F• (d) Find a 99% prediction interval on pavement
deflection when the temperature is 90oF.
Solutiona) Confidence interval on the slope
• Critical value t/2,n-2 = t0.005,18 = 2.878• Hence
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Residual Analysis• Helpful in checking the
errors are approximately normally distributed with constant variance
• Useful in determining whether additional terms in the model are required
• Construct normal probability plot of residuals
• Patterns of residual plots
Coefficient of Determination(R2)• Judge the adequacy of a regression model• Coefficient of determination
• Referred as the amount of variability in the data explained by the regression model and
• SSR is that portion of SST that is explained by the use of the regression model
• SSE is that portion of SST that is not explained by the use of the regression model
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Transformation of Data Points• Inappropriateness of straight-line regression model• Scatter diagram• Consider the exponential function Y=β0eβ1x transformed to a straight line• By a logarithmic transformation
ln Y=lnβ0 +β1 x + ln
• Another intrinsically linear function is Y=β0+β1(1/x)+
• By using the reciprocal transformation z=1/xY=β0 +β1 z +
• Transformed error terms are normally distributed
Correlation• Assumed that x is a mathematical variable and
that Y is a random variable• Many applications involve situations in which both
X and Y are random variables• Suppose observations are jointly distributed
random variables• Measures the strength of linear association
between two variables and denoted by • Shows how closely the points in a scatter diagram
are spread around the regression line
Hypothesis Tests • Useful to test the hypotheses
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• Follows the t distribution with n-2 degrees of freedom
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Next Agenda
• Chapters 13 deals with designing and conducting engineering experiments
• ANOVA in designing single factor experiments will be emphasized
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