Chapter 12: Q1E (page 722)
Question: Write a first-order model relating to
- Two quantitative independent variables.
- Four quantitative independent variables.
- Five quantitative independent variables.
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Chapter 12: Q1E (page 722)
Question: Write a first-order model relating to
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to n = 15 data points and obtained the printout shown below.
What is the least squares prediction equation?
Find R2and interpret its value.
Is there sufficient evidence to indicate that the model is useful for predicting y? Conduct an F-test using α = .05.
Test the null hypothesis H0: β1= 0 against the alternative hypothesis Ha: β1≠ 0. Test using α = .05. Draw the appropriate conclusions.
Find the standard deviation of the regression model and interpret it.
Consider relating E(y) to two quantitative independent variables x1 and x2.
Write a first-order model for E(y).
Write a complete second-order model for E(y).
Question: Job performance under time pressure. Time pressure is common at firms that must meet hard and fast deadlines. How do employees working in teams perform when they perceive time pressure? And, can this performance improve with a strong team leader? These were the research questions of interest in a study published in the Academy of Management Journal (October, 2015). Data were collected on n = 139 project teams working for a software company in India. Among the many variables recorded were team performance (y, measured on a 7-point scale), perceived time pressure (, measured on a 7-point scale), and whether or not the team had a strong and effective team leader (x2 = 1 if yes, 0 if no). The researchers hypothesized a curvilinear relationship between team performance (y) and perceived time pressure (), with different-shaped curves depending on whether or not the team had an effective leader (x2). A model for E(y) that supports this theory is the complete second-order model:
a. Write the equation for E(y) as a function of x1 when the team leader is not effective (x2= 0).
b. Write the equation for E(y) as a function ofwhen the team leader is effective (x2= 1).
c. The researchers reported the following b-estimates:.
Use these estimates to sketch the two equations, parts a and b. What is the nature of the curvilinear relationship when the team leaders is not effective? Effective?
Question: Workplace bullying and intention to leave. Workplace bullying has been shown to have a negative psychological effect on victims, often leading the victim to quit or resign. In Human Resource Management Journal (October 2008), researchers employed multiple regression to examine whether perceived organizational support (POS) would moderate the relationship between workplace bullying and victims’ intention to leave the firm. The dependent variable in the analysis, intention to leave (y), was measured on a quantitative scale. The two key independent variables in the study were bullying (, measured on a quantitative scale) and perceived organizational support (measured qualitatively as “low,” “neutral,” or “high”).
Question: Failure times of silicon wafer microchips. Refer to the National Semiconductor study of manufactured silicon wafer integrated circuit chips, Exercise 12.63 (p. 749). Recall that the failure times of the microchips (in hours) was determined at different solder temperatures (degrees Celsius). The data are repeated in the table below.
Fit the straight-line modelto the data, where y = failure time and x = solder temperature.
Compute the residual for a microchip manufactured at a temperature of 149°C.
Plot the residuals against solder temperature (x). Do you detect a trend?
In Exercise 12.63c, you determined that failure time (y) and solder temperature (x) were curvilinearly related. Does the residual plot, part c, support this conclusion?
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