Bear Measurement A bear is found to have a head length of 14.0in., a length of 70.0in., and a chest
Question: Bear Measurement A bear is found to have a head length of 14.0in., a length of 70.0in., and a chest sized of 50.0 in.
a. Find the predicted weight of the bear
b. The bear in question actually weighed 320 lb. How accurate is the predicted weigh from part (a)?
Refer to the minitab display given here and answer the given questions or identify the indicated items.
The regression equation is
Weight= -272-0.87 Headlen + 0.55 Length +12.2 Chest
Predictor COEF SE COEF T P
Constant -271.71 31.62 -8.59 0.000
HEADLEN -0.870 5.676 -0.15 0.879
Length 0.554 1.259 0.44 0.662
CHEST 12.153 1.116 10.89 0.000
S= 33.6565 R-Sq= 92.8% R-Sq(adj) = 92.4%
Analysis of Variance
Source DF SS MS F P
Regression 3 729645 243215 214.71 0.000
Residual Error 50 56638 1133
Total 53 786283
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