Although the Excel regression output, shown inFigure 12.21for Demonstration Problem 12.1, is somewhat different from the Minitab output, the same essential regression features are present. The regression equation is found under Coefficients at the bottom of ANOVA. The slope or coefficient ofxis 2.2315 and they-intercept is 30.9125. The standard error of the estimate for the hospital problem is given as the fourth statistic under Regression Statistics at the top of the output, Standard Error = 15.6491. Ther2value is given as 0.886 on the second line. Thettest for the slope is found undertStat near the bottom of the ANOVA section on the “Number of Beds” (xvariable) row,t= 8.83. Adjacent to thetStat is thep-value, which is the probability of thetstatistic occurring by chance if the null hypothesis is true. For this slope, the probability shown is 0.000005. The ANOVA table is in the middle of the output with theFvalue having the same probability as thetstatistic, 0.000005, and equalingt2. The predicted values and the residuals are shown in the Residual Output section.
In addition to developing the regression model, plotting and commenting on the residuals, I'd like you to comment on the how well you regard the model from the standpoint of statistical significance as well as variance explained.
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