Question

The table shows data collected on the relationship between time spent playing video games and time spent with family. The line of best fit for the data is ý = -0.363 +94.5. Assume the line of best fit is significant and there is a strong linear relationship between the variables.

Video Games (Minutes) Time with Family (Minutes)
40 80
55 75
70 69
85 64

Required:
a. According to the line of best fit, what would be the predicted number of minutes spent with family for someone who spent 36 minutes playing video games?
b. The predicted number of minutes spent with family is:_________

Answer 1

81.432 minutes

Explanation:

Given the following :

Video Games (Mins) - - - Time with Family(Mins)

40 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80

55 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 75

70 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 69

85 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 64

Best fit line:

ý = -0.363x +94.5

For someone who spent 36 minutes playing video games, the predicted number of minutes spent with family according to the best fit line will be:

Here number of minutes playing video games '36' is the independent variable

ý is the dependent or predicted variable ;

94.5 is the intercept

ý = -0.363(36) +94.5

ý = −13.068 + 94.5

ý = 81.432 minutes

Which is about 81 minutes to the nearest whole number.