At a Recent Music Concert, a Survey Was Conducted That

question 6

Essay

At a recent music concert, a survey was conducted that asked a random sample of 20 people their age and how many concerts they have attended since the beginning of the year. The following data were collected. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Age } & 62 & 57 & 40 & 49 & 67 & 54 & 43 & 65 & 54 & 41 \\\hline \text { Number of concerts } & 6 & 5 & 4 & 3 & 5 & 5 & 2 & 6 & 3 & 1 \\\hline\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Age } & 44 & 48 & 55 & 60 & 59 & 63 & 69 & 40 & 38 & 52 \\\hline \text { Number of Concerts } & 3 & 2 & 4 & 5 & 4 & 5 & 4 & 2 & 1 & 3 \\\hline\end{array}$$ a. Determine the standard error of estimate and describe what this statistic tells you about the model's fit.
b. Interpret the coefficient of correlation.
c. Interpret the coefficient of determination, and discuss what its value tells you about the two variables.

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Generalization

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