[See Solution] An experiment is conducted to evaluate the storage conditions for fish after it has been caught. Fish were caught and either directly put
Question: An experiment is conducted to evaluate the storage conditions for fish after it has been caught. Fish were caught and either directly put into a freezer or left out for different intervals tlag (3, 6, 9, and 12 hours) before being put into the freezer. The bacterial contamination was evaluated after 7 days of storage in the freezer. For every time point, 3 fish were caught and stored accordingly. [10 points]
| Bacteria (in units) | Delay time (in hours) | ||||
| Fish | tlag =0 | tlag =3 | tlag =6 | tlag =9 | tlag =12 |
| 1 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 140 | 162 |
| 2 | 20 | 41 | 63 | 122 | 185 |
| 3 | 10 | 39 | 71 | 105 | 166 |
- Plot and calculate the linear regression model for the relationship between time interval between catching and freezing fish ( tlag ) and the units of bacterial growth ( note: you can use Microsoft Excel® or any other program that is able to calculate simple linear regression models. If you do, please provide the data file in addition to the answer).
- Explain the terms slope, intercept, and linear regression model using this example.
- Test the hypothesis that the slope of the regression model is significant different from 0 using a significance level of ? = 0.05. What is the 95% confidence interval for the slope?
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