Use the Table Below to Answer the Following Questions) -According to the Model, What Is the Weighted Distance Between

question 68

Multiple Choice

Use the table below to answer the following questions) .
Shirley Templeton is a real estate agent for Paralol Realty. Shirley is given the responsibility to manage potential customers for 5 of the Realty's bungalows. These 5 bungalows are situated in close proximity. In order to make traveling easier, Shirley decides to move to a location closer to the 5 bungalows. The table below gives the location X and Y coordinates) of the 5 bungalows along with the number of trips she would have to make to each bungalow. Create a nonlinear model based on the data given in the table below noting that the objective is to reduce the weighted distance between Shirley's accommodation and the 5 bungalows. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Bungalow Location } & & & \\\hline & & & \\\hline \text { data } & & & \\\hline \text { Locatim } & \text { X-coardinate } & \text { Y-coardinate } & \text { Trips/Month } \\\hline \text { Bungaldw 1 } & 0 & 0 & 6 \\\hline \text { Bungaldw 2 } & 25 & 100 & 30 \\\hline \text { Bungaldw 3 } & 20 & 75 & 15 \\\hline \text { Bungaldw 4 } & 90 & 80 & 28 \\\hline \text { Bungaldw 5 } & 60 & 100 & 10 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-According to the model, what is the weighted distance between Shirley's new accommodation and Bungalow 1?

• A) 589.25
• B) 435.89
• C) 346.77
• D) 3152.08

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Definitions:

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent pieces of information involved in estimating a parameter or calculating a statistic, often related to the sample size.

Interaction Effects

Occur when the effect of one independent variable on a dependent variable changes depending on the level of another independent variable.

Main Effects

The direct, independent impacts of individual independent variables on a dependent variable in the context of factorial designs.

Total Mean

The overall average of a set of numbers or measurements, calculated by summing all the values and dividing by the number of observations.