A sample of 20 automobiles was taken, and the

miles per gallon (MPG), horsepower, and total

weight were recorded. Develop a linear regression
model to predict MPG, using horsepower as the only
independent variable. Develop another model with
weight as the independent variable. Which of these
two models is better? Explain.

Problem 4-27 Data

Independent Independent
MPG HORSEPOWER WEIGHT MPG
44 67 1,844 44
44 50 1,998 44
40 62 1,752 40
37 69 1,980 37
37 66 1,797 37
34 63 2,199 34
35 90 2,404 35
32 99 2,611 32
30 63 3,236 30
28 91 2,606 28
26 94 2,580 26
26 88 2,507 26
25 124 2,922 25
22 97 2,434 22
20 114 3,248 20
21 102 2,812 21
18 114 3,382 18
18 142 3,197 18
16 153 4,380 16
16 139 4,036 16

SUMMARY OUTPUT

Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.903472205
R Square 0.816262026
Adjusted R Sq0.794645794
Standard Erro4.123181571
Observations 20

ANOVA
 df SS MS F Significance F
Regression 2 1283.939354 641.9696768 37.76153106 5.56789E-07
Residual 17 289.0106465 17.00062626
Total 19 1572.95

Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Lower 95% Upper 95%

Intercept 57.68586149 3.651217677 15.79907488 1.35504E-11 49.98246563 65.38925735
HORSEPOWER-0.16566562 0.059546235 -2.78213422 0.012776532 -0.29129719 -0.04003405
WEIGHT -0.00504601 0.002444125 -2.0645479 0.054568174 -0.01020266 0.00011064
57.51514986
iv) Chapter 4, pp. 143­144 – Complete Problem 4­27.  Refer to the file provided for this problem.  Ignore the questions in the text.  Instead, 

(1) State the linear equation,
(2) Explain the overall statistical significance of the model,
(3) Explain the statistical significance for each independent variable in the model
(4) Interpret the Adjusted R2,
(5) Is this a good predictive equation(s)?  Which variables should be excluded (if any) and why?  Explain.
 Lower 95.0% Upper 95.0%
49.98246563 65.38925735
-0.29129719 -0.04003405
-0.01020266 0.00011064

nore the questions in the text.  Instead, respond to the following questions: