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Question: Suppose the mean value E(y) of a response y is related to the quantitative independent variables x1and x2

E(y)=2+x1-3x2-x1x2

a. Identify and interpret the slope forx2.

b. Plot the linear relationship between E(y) andx2forx1=0,1,2, where.

c. How would you interpret the estimated slopes?

d. Use the lines you plotted in part b to determine the changes in E(y) for each x1=0,1,2.

e. Use your graph from part b to determine how much E(y) changes when3x15and1x23.

Short Answer

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a. The slope of x2from the equation can be seen is -3. A negative value indicates that x2has an inverse relation with y and a higher value denotes that its of high magnitude.

b. Graph

c. For every change in the value of x1out slope of the line changes and the line becomes steeper.

d. For the given value of x2between 1x23, the changes in the value of x1 makes the slope of the line becomes steeper as the slope parameter increases from 3 to 4 to 5 for the values of x1as 0, 1, and 2.

e. E(y) changes by 1 to 17 to units when the value of x2is 1x23and x1is 3x15.

Step by step solution

01

Slope of

The slope ofx2from the equation that can be seen is -3. A negative value indicates thatx2 has an inverse relation with y and a higher value denotes that its of high magnitude.

02

Graph 

Given, E(y)=2+x1-3x2-x1x2for x1=0

y=2+(0)-3x2-(0)x2=0for x1=0

y=2-3x2

Now to plot this equation, make a table

Y

-1

-7

X2

1

3

Given, E(y)=2+x1-3x2-x1x2for x1=1

y=2+(1)-3x2-(1)x2for x1=0

y=3-4x2

Now to plot this equation, make a table

Y

-1

-9

X2

1

3

Given, E(y)=2+x1-3x2-x1x2for x1=2

y=2+(2)-3x2-(2)x2for x1=0

y=4-5x2

Now to plot this equation, make a table

Y

-1

-11

X2

1

3


03

Interpretation of graph 

As it can be seen in the graph, for the value ofx1=0,1,2, E(y) passes through (1, -1)x2 whenis1x23 . And for every change in the value ofx1out slope of the line changes and the line becomes steeper.

04

Explanation of the slope

For the given value of x2between 1x23, the changes in the value of x1makes the slope of the line becomes steeper as the slope parameter increases from 3 to 4 to 5 for the values of x1as 0, 1, and 2.

05

Changes in E(y)

E(y) changes by 1 to 17 to units when the value of x2is 1x23and x1is 3x15

Given, E(y)=2+x1-3x2-x1x2forx1=3 andx2=1

y=2+(3)-3(1)-3(1)forx1=0

y=-1

Given, role="math" localid="1649834551696" E(y)=2+x1-3x2-x1x2for x1=5andx2=3

y=2+(5)-3(3)-5(3)for x1=0

y=-17

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