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Each outlet is assigned a number from one to six, and then a fair, six-sided die is rolled to select the branch which will be audited.\"]", "name": "a", "description": ""}, "chlist": {"group": "Ungrouped variables", "templateType": "anything", "definition": "repeat(random(0,1,2,3),3)", "name": "chlist", "description": ""}, "c": {"group": "Ungrouped variables", "templateType": "anything", "definition": "[\"The first item to be checked for faults on a production line is chosen at random, thereafter, every 100th item is checked.\",\"A credit card company wants to investigate the spending habits if its customers. From its lists, the first customer is selected at random; thereafter, every 25th customer is selected.\",\"In an inquiry on heating costs, we decide to sample every 4th house on the street.\",\"To sample 1% of its target population, consisting of 5000 members, a market research company chooses the first member at random; after that, every 100th member is also selected.\",\"This form of sampling could produce an unrepresentative sample because of patterns in the sampling frame.\"]", "name": "c", "description": ""}}, "ungrouped_variables": ["a", "c", "b", "d", "chlist", "ch1", "ch2", "ch3", "w", "v"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "functions": {}, "variable_groups": [], "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "statement": "\n  <p>Answer the following questions on the sampling methods used in these situations.</p>\n    <p>&nbsp;</p>\n  ", "tags": ["ACE2013", "checked2015"], "rulesets": {}, "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Deciding whether or not three sampling methods are simple random sampling, stratified sampling, systematic or judgemental sampling.&nbsp;</p>"}, "advice": "", "showQuestionGroupNames": false}, {"name": "Find mean, standard deviation, median and interquartile range of sample, ", "extensions": ["stats"], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}], "variable_groups": [], "variables": {"av": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(mean(r),2)", "description": "", "name": "av"}, "sig": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", 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{"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "'number of orders per ' + period", "description": "", "name": "whatever"}, "interq": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(uquartile(r)-lquartile(r),2)", "description": "", "name": "interq"}, "shortform": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "'orders'", "description": "", "name": "shortform"}, "r": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "flattenint(tble1)", "description": "", "name": "r"}, "n": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(2,3)", "description": "", "name": "n"}, "tble": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "switch(n=2,map(['Year '+x+':']+tble1[x-1],x,1..2),map(['Week '+ x+':']+tble1[x-1],x,1..3))", "description": "", "name": "tble"}, "units": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped 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"interpolate(a,(length(a)+1)/4)", "parameters": [["a", "list"]]}}, "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "parts": [{"prompt": "<p>Sample mean = [[0]]{shortform}. Give your answer to &nbsp;$2$ decimal places (include trailing zeros if required).</p>\n<p>Sample Standard Deviation = [[1]] {shortform}. Give your answer to $2$ decimal places&nbsp;(include trailing zeros if required).</p>\n<p>Sample Median = [[2]] (Input as an exact decimal).</p>\n<p>The interquartile range= [[3]] (Input as an exact decimal).</p>", "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"precisionPartialCredit": 0, "allowFractions": false, "correctAnswerFraction": false, "minValue": "av-0.01", "maxValue": "av+0.01", "precision": "2", "type": "numberentry", "precisionType": "dp", "showPrecisionHint": false, "strictPrecision": false, "scripts": {}, "precisionMessage": "You have not given your answer to the correct precision.", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 1}, {"precisionPartialCredit": 0, "allowFractions": false, "correctAnswerFraction": false, "minValue": "std-0.01", "maxValue": "std+0.01", "precision": "2", "type": "numberentry", "precisionType": "dp", "showPrecisionHint": false, "strictPrecision": false, "scripts": {}, "precisionMessage": "You have not given your answer to the correct precision.", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 1}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "allowFractions": false, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "med", "minValue": "med", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "allowFractions": false, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "interq", "minValue": "interq", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>The following data are the {whatever} for {these}, {units} taken by {this}</p>\n    <p>{table(tble,t)}</p>\n    <p>Answer the following questions:</p>\n    <p>&nbsp;</p>\n    <p>&nbsp;</p>", "tags": ["ACE2013", "checked2015", "interquartile range", "lower quartile", "MAS1403", "mean", "mean ", "median", "quartiles", "sample data", "sample mean", "sample standard deviation", "standard deviation", "statistics", "upper quartile"], "rulesets": {}, "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "<p>Note that the uquartile and lquartile are calculated as given by the functions below these may change!</p>\n    <p>&nbsp;<strong>21/12/2012:</strong></p>\n    <p>Three user defined functions. Added tag udf.</p>\n    <p>flattenint, takes an array of arrays with integers leaves and converts to an integer array by flattening the array. Other two functions, uquartile and lquartile find the lower and upper quartiles.</p>\n    <p>Scenarios possible, added sc.</p>\n    <p><strong>22/10/2013:</strong></p>\n    <p><strong><br /></strong>Redefined functions uquartile and lquartile to fit new definitions. Added helper udf interpolate.</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Given sample data find mean, standard deviation, median, interquartile range,</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p>As we have to find the median and the interquartile range it is a good idea to order the data and also to total up the data (for the mean) and find the total of the squares of the data (for the variance).</p>\n    <p>{table([['Data']+sort(r),['Squared data']+map(x^2,x,sort(r)),['Index']+map(x,x,1..m*n)],[])}</p>\n    <p>Note that from the above table:</p>\n    <p>$n=\\var{m*n}$.</p>\n    <p>$\\displaystyle &nbsp;\\sum x_i = \\var{sum(r)}$ and&nbsp;</p>\n    <p>$\\displaystyle &nbsp;\\sum x^2_i = \\var{sum(map(x^2,x,r))}$ .</p>\n    <p>The sample mean is $\\bar{x}=\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\sum x_i}{n}=\\frac{\\var{sum(r)}}{\\var{m*n}}=\\var{mean(r)}=\\var{av}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n    <p>The sample deviation is the square root of the sample variance.</p>\n    <p>Sample variance:\\[\\begin{eqnarray*}\\frac{1}{ n -1}\\left(\\sum x_i ^ 2 - n \\bar{x} ^ 2\\right)&amp;=&amp;&nbsp;\\frac{1}{\\var{m*n-1}}\\left(\\var{sum(map(x^2,x,r))}-\\var{m*n}\\times\\var{mean(r)^2}\\right)\\\\&amp;=&amp;\\var{variance(r,true)}\\end{eqnarray*}\\]&nbsp;{Note}&nbsp;</p>\n    <p>So the sample standard deviation = $\\sqrt{\\var{variance(r,true)}}=\\var{std}$&nbsp;to 2 decimal places.</p>\n    <p>The median is $\\var{median(r)} $.</p>\n    <p>The lower quartile is : $\\var{lquartile(r)}$.</p>\n    <p>The upper quartile is : $\\var{uquartile(r)}$.</p>\n    <p>The interquartile range is the difference between these quartiles =$\\var{uquartile(r)}-\\var{lquartile(r)}=\\var{uquartile(r)-lquartile(r)}$</p>\n    <p>&nbsp;</p>\n    <p>&nbsp;</p>"}, {"name": "Find probabilities from 2D frequency table, ", "extensions": ["stats"], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, 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[[0]]</p>\n      <p>8) both {drk1}: Probability =? [[1]]</p>\n        ", "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"correctAnswerFraction": false, "showPrecisionHint": false, "scripts": {}, "allowFractions": false, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ans[8]", "minValue": "ans[8]", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 1}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "showPrecisionHint": false, "scripts": {}, "allowFractions": false, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ans[9]", "minValue": "ans[9]", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 1}], "type": "gapfill", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "prompt": "\n        <p>Given that a randomly selected {things} in this survey is {drk}, what is the probability that he:</p>\n      <p>9) is {somecat}: Probability = ? [[0]]</p>\n      <p>10) is {othercats}: Probability =? [[1]]</p>\n      <p>&nbsp;</p>\n        ", "marks": 0}], "statement": "\n    <p>A survey was conducted to obtain information on {this}. A random sample of {things}s gave :</p>\n    <p>&nbsp;</p>\n    <table>\n    <tbody>\n    <tr>\n  <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-right: 1px solid;\"><strong>{Cats}</strong></td>\n  <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 1px solid;\"><strong>{At[0]}</strong></td>\n  <td style=\"vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: 1px solid;\"><strong>{At[1]}</strong></td>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 1px solid; border-right: 1px solid;\"><strong>{At[2]}</strong></td>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 1px solid; border-right: 1px solid;\"><strong>Total</strong></td>\n    </tr>\n    <tr>\n  <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-right: 1px solid; border-top: 1px solid;\"><strong>{cat[0]}</strong></td>\n    <td>{r[0][0]}</td>\n    <td>{r[0][1]}</td>\n    <td>{r[0][2]}</td>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle;border-left: 1px solid; border-right: 1px solid;\">{sumr[0]}</td>\n    </tr>\n    <tr>\n  <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-right: 1px solid;\"><strong>{cat[1]}</strong></td>\n    <td>{r[1][0]}</td>\n    <td>{r[1][1]}</td>\n    <td>{r[1][2]}</td>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-left: 1px solid;border-right: 1px solid;\">{sumr[1]}</td>\n    </tr>\n    <tr>\n  <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-right: 1px solid;\"><strong>{cat[2]}</strong></td>\n    <td>{r[2][0]}</td>\n    <td>{r[2][1]}</td>\n    <td>{r[2][2]}</td>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-left: 1px solid;border-right: 1px solid;\">{sumr[2]}</td>\n    </tr>\n    <tr>\n  <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-right: 1px solid;\"><strong>{cat[3]}</strong></td>\n    <td>{r[3][0]}</td>\n    <td>{r[3][1]}</td>\n    <td>{r[3][2]}</td>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-left: 1px solid;border-right: 1px solid;\">{sumr[3]}</td>\n    </tr>\n    <tr>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-right: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid;border-top: 1px solid;\"><strong>Totals</strong></td>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 1px solid;border-top: 1px solid;\">{tc[0]}</td>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 1px solid;border-top: 1px solid;\">{tc[1]}</td>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 1px solid;border-top: 1px solid;\">{tc[2]}</td>\n    <td style=\"vertical-align: middle; border-left: 1px solid;border-right: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid;border-top: 1px solid;\">{tot}</td>\n    </tr>\n    </tbody>\n    </table>\n    \n    ", "tags": ["ACE2013", "checked2015", "MAS1403"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "\n        \t\t<p><strong>29/12/2012:</strong></p>\n        \t\t    <p>Added tags and description.</p>\n        \t\t    <p>This is easily configurable to other surveys by changing the variables used for labelling. Added the tag sc to denote this. Also added tag, table, as there is a table included.</p>\n        \t\t    <p>The column labels in the table need to be centred.</p>\n        \t\t    <p>The presentation and layout of the questions should be improved and made consistent.</p>\n        \t\t    <p>There is a user-defined function norm(a,x,n) which takes a numeric list a and changes the entry a[x] so that the sum of entries in a is n. Added the tag udf.&nbsp;</p>\n        \t\t    <p>Calculations correct on testing.</p>\n        \t\t", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Finding probabilities from a survey giving a table of data on the alcohol consumption of males. This can be easily adapted to data from other types of surveys.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "\n    <p>1) The total number of {somecat} {things}s is $\\var{sumr[t]}$ hence the probability that a random {things} from this survey is {somecat} is $\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{sumr[t]}}{\\var{n}}=\\var{ans[0]}$ to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>&nbsp;</p>\n  <p>2) The total number of &nbsp;{things}s who are {drk} is&nbsp;$\\var{tc[u]}$&nbsp;hence the probability that a random {things} from this survey is {drk} is&nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{tc[u]}}{\\var{n}}=\\var{ans[1]}$&nbsp;&nbsp;to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>&nbsp;</p>\n  <p>3) Looking at the table there are $\\var{ve}$ {things}s that are {oneof}. Hence the probability is&nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{ve}}{\\var{n}}=\\var{ans[2]}$&nbsp;&nbsp;to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>&nbsp;</p>\n  <p>4) These are the {things}s that are not {drk}, and hence there are $\\var{n}-\\var{tc[u]}=\\var{n-tc[u]}$ of them (see answer to part b)), and the probability of randomly selecting one is&nbsp;&nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{n-tc[u]}}{\\var{n}}=\\var{ans[3]}$&nbsp;to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>&nbsp;</p>\n  <p>5)Looking at the table we see that the number corresponding to {catattrib1} is $\\var{ce1}$. Hence the probability of randomly selecting one is&nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{ce1}}{\\var{n}}=\\var{ans[4]}$&nbsp;to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>6) As in the last question, looking at the table we see that the number corresponding to {catattrib2} is&nbsp;$\\var{ce2}$. Hence the probability of randomly selecting one is&nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{ce2}}{\\var{n}}=\\var{ans[5]}$&nbsp;to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>&nbsp;</p>\n  <p>7) We know from question a) that the probability of selecting a {somecat} {things} is,&nbsp;&nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{sumr[t]}}{\\var{n}}$,&nbsp;after this we now have $\\var{sumr[t]-1} $ {somecat} {things}s amongst the $\\var{n-1}$ &nbsp;left, &nbsp;and the probability of yet again selecting one &nbsp;of these is&nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{sumr[t]-1}}{\\var{n-1}}$. So the probability of selecting two is &nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{sumr[t]}\\times&nbsp;&nbsp;\\var{sumr[t]-1}}{\\var{n}\\times\\var{n-1}}=\\var{ans[6]}$&nbsp;to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>8) The probability of selecting a {things} who is {drk1} is&nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{tc[u1]}}{\\var{n}}$, after this we now have &nbsp;$\\var{tc[u1]-1}$ {drk1} {things}s amongst the $\\var{n-1}$ left, and&nbsp;the probability of yet again selecting one &nbsp;of these is&nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{tc[u1]-1}}{\\var{n-1}}$. So the probability of selecting two is &nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{ \\var{tc[u1]}\\times&nbsp;&nbsp;\\var{tc[u1]-1}}{\\var{n}\\times\\var{n-1}}=\\var{ans[7]}$&nbsp;to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>9) Since there are $\\var{r[t][u]}$ {somecat} {things}s from the &nbsp;$\\var{tc[u]}$&nbsp;{things}s that are {drk} the probability of selecting one &nbsp;is $\\displaystyle \\frac{\\var{r[t][u]}}{\\var{tc[u]}}= \\var{ans[8]}$ to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>10) Since there are $\\var{we2}$ {othercats} {things}s from the $\\var{tc[u]}$ {things}s that are {drk} the probability of selecting one &nbsp;is&nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{\\var{we2}}{\\var{tc[u]}}= \\var{ans[9]}$&nbsp;&nbsp; to 3 decimal places.</p>\n    "}, {"name": "Find z-score for sample and calculate confidence interval", "extensions": [], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle 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"checked2015", "confidence interval", "mean", "mean ", "population mean", "sample", "sample mean", "scale", "standard deviation", "statistics", "z-score"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "\n\t\t<p><strong>17/10/2013:</strong></p>\n\t\t        <p><strong><br /></strong>Created question.</p>\n\t\t", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "\n\t\t<p>Given mean and sd of 1000 sample returns on a scale of 1 to 7 together with a given score, find the z-score.</p>\n\t\t        <p>Also find the 95% confidence interval for the population mean.</p>\n\t\t"}, "advice": "\n\t<p><strong>a) </strong></p>\n\t    <p>The $z$-score is given by&nbsp;</p>\n\t    <p>\\[z=\\frac{\\var{score}-\\var{samplemean}}{\\var{sstdev}}=\\var{zscore}\\]</p>\n\t    <p>(To 3 decimal places).</p>\n\t    <p><strong>b)</strong></p>\n\t    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the probability to 3 decimal places.</p>", "marks": 1}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>{thismany1}</p>", "<p>{thismany2}</p>", "<p>{thismany3}</p>", "<p>Increase the sample size</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "prompt": "<p>Given the probabilities you have found, what sample size would you recommend to have at least a $0.95$ probability that the sample mean is within $\\var{thismuch}$ {units} of the population mean?</p>", "distractors": ["", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "maxMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "minMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "mm", "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>The population mean of the {this} of {that} is $\\var{popmean}$ {units} with population standard deviation $\\var{popstdev}$ {units}.</p>\n<p>Find the following probabilities.</p>\n<p>Input all probabilities to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p></p>", "tags": ["ACE2013", "checked2015", "mean", "mean ", "normal distribution", "Normal distribution", "Probability", 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Present one is price of unleaded petrol in the UK.</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Given data on population mean and population standard deviation and three sampling sizes, calculate the probabilities that the sample means are within a specified distance from the population mean.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p>a)</p>\n<p>Let $M$ be the mean price of the sample</p>\n<p>Converting to $N(0,1)$ we see that we require the probability that if $\\displaystyle Z=\\frac{|M-\\var{popmean}|}{\\frac{\\var{popstdev}}{\\sqrt{\\var{thismany1}}}}$ then we require the probability that \\[\\frac{-\\var{thismuch}}{\\frac{\\var{popstdev}}{\\sqrt{\\var{thismany1}}}} \\lt Z \\lt \\frac{\\var{thismuch}}{\\frac{\\var{popstdev}}{\\sqrt{\\var{thismany1}}}} \\implies \\var{-thismany1^0.5*thismuch/popstdev}\\lt Z \\lt \\var{thismany1^0.5*thismuch/popstdev}\\].</p>\n<p>The probability that $Z \\lt \\var{-thismany1^0.5*thismuch/popstdev}$ is $p=\\var{normalcdf(-thismany1^0.5*thismuch/popstdev,0,1)}$.</p>\n<p>Hence the probability we want is $P_1=1-2p=\\var{prob1}$ to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>b)</p>\n<p>Similarly we have for sample size $\\var{thismany2}$ we want the probability that:</p>\n<p>\\[\\frac{-\\var{thismuch}}{\\frac{\\var{popstdev}}{\\sqrt{\\var{thismany2}}}} \\lt Z \\lt \\frac{\\var{thismuch}}{\\frac{\\var{popstdev}}{\\sqrt{\\var{thismany2}}}} \\implies \\var{-thismany2^0.5*thismuch/popstdev}\\lt Z \\lt \\var{thismany2^0.5*thismuch/popstdev}\\].</p>\n<p>The probability that $Z \\lt \\var{-thismany2^0.5*thismuch/popstdev}$ is $p=\\var{normalcdf(-thismany2^0.5*thismuch/popstdev,0,1)}$.</p>\n<p>Hence the probability we want is $P_2=1-2p=\\var{prob2}$ to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>c)</p>\n<p>For sample size $\\var{thismany3}$ we want the probability that:</p>\n<p>\\[\\frac{-\\var{thismuch}}{\\frac{\\var{popstdev}}{\\sqrt{\\var{thismany3}}}} \\lt Z \\lt \\frac{\\var{thismuch}}{\\frac{\\var{popstdev}}{\\sqrt{\\var{thismany3}}}} \\implies \\var{-thismany3^0.5*thismuch/popstdev}\\lt Z \\lt \\var{thismany3^0.5*thismuch/popstdev}\\].</p>\n<p>The probability that $Z \\lt \\var{-thismany3^0.5*thismuch/popstdev}$ is $p=\\var{normalcdf(-thismany3^0.5*thismuch/popstdev,0,1)}$.</p>\n<p>Hence the probability we want is $P_3=1-2p=\\var{prob3}$ to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>d) {message}</p>"}, {"name": "Find a confidence interval for the population mean with variance unknown,  ", "extensions": ["stats"], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "contributors": [{"name": "Vicky Hall", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/659/"}, {"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}, {"name": "Shweta Sharma", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/21418/"}], "tags": ["checked2015"], "metadata": {"description": "<p>Finding the confidence interval at either 90%, 95% or 99% for the mean given the mean and standard deviation of a sample. 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false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Now find the following, all to 2 decimal places:</p>\n<p>$\\displaystyle SST\\;=\\;$[[0]],&nbsp;$\\displaystyle SSG\\;=\\;$[[1]],&nbsp;$\\displaystyle SSW\\;=\\;$[[2]]</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "dfbt", "minValue": "dfbt", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "btss", "minValue": "btss", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "mbt", "minValue": "mbt", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "vr", "minValue": "vr", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "dfrs", "minValue": "dfrs", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "rss", "minValue": "rss", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "mrs", "minValue": "mrs", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "n-1", "minValue": "n-1", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "tss", "minValue": "tss", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Now complete the ANOVA table using the values to 2 decimal places obtained above:</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">Source</th><th>df</th><th>SS</th><th>MS</th><th>F</th></tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">Between groups</th>\n<td>[[0]]</td>\n<td>[[1]]</td>\n<td>[[2]]</td>\n<td>[[3]]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">Within groups</th>\n<td>[[4]]</td>\n<td>[[5]]</td>\n<td>[[6]]</td>\n<td>-</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">Total</th>\n<td>[[7]]</td>\n<td>[[8]]</td>\n<td>-</td>\n<td>-</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Note that <strong>F&nbsp;</strong>is found by taking the ratio of two of the values in this table.</p>\n<p>Input all numbers to 2 decimal places.</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>$p$ less than $0.1\\%$</p>", "<p>$p$ lies between $0.1\\%$ and $1\\%$</p>", "<p>$p$ lies between  $1 \\%$ and $5\\%$</p>", "<p>$p$ lies between  $5 \\%$ and $10\\%$</p>", "<p>$p$ is greater than $10\\%$</p>"], "displayColumns": 1, "prompt": "<p>Give the value of $F$ you have found, choose the range for the $p$ value by looking up the critical values of $F_{2,15}$ (one-sided).</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>$10\\%$</td>\n<td>$5\\%$</td>\n<td>$1\\%$</td>\n<td>$0.1\\%$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>$2.70$</td>\n<td>$3.68$</td>\n<td>$6.36$</td>\n<td>$11.34$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>", "distractors": ["", "", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "v", "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["Very strong", "Strong", "Moderate", "Weak", "None"], "displayColumns": 0, "prompt": "<p>Given the $p$-value and the range you have found, what is the strength of evidence against the null hypothesis that the mean times taken are the same for the three groups?</p>", "distractors": ["", "", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "v", "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["We reject the null hypothesis at the $0.1\\%$ level", "We reject the null hypothesis at the $1\\%$ level.", "We reject the null hypothesis at the $5\\%$ level.", "We do not reject the null hypothesis but consider further investigation.", "We do not reject the null hypothesis."], "displayColumns": 1, "prompt": "<p>Hence what is your decision based on the above ANOVA analysis?</p>", "distractors": ["", "", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "v", "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>The following data arose in a comparison of the effects of alcohol on the time taken to complete a task. There were three groups of subjects; Group A had no alcohol, Group B had two units over 1 hour and Group C had 4 units over 1 hour. The responses are the times (in seconds) taken to complete a word-matching task.</p>\n  <table border=\"1\">\n  <tbody>\n  <tr><th align=\"left\">Group A (0 units)</th>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[0]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[1]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[2]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[3]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[4]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[5]}$</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr><th align=\"left\">Group B (2 units)</th>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[0]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[1]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[2]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[3]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[4]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[5]}$</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr><th align=\"left\">Group C (4 units)</th>\n  <td>$\\var{r3[0]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r3[1]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r3[2]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r3[3]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r3[4]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r3[5]}$</td>\n  </tr>\n  </tbody>\n  </table>\n  <ul>\n  <li>Write down the sample mean and standard deviation for each group.</li>\n  <li>Test the null hypothesis that the alcohol consumption does not affect the mean time taken to complete the task.</li>\n  </ul>\n  <p>&nbsp;</p>", "tags": ["ACE2013", "ANOVA", "average", "checked2015", "data analysis", "degrees of freedom", "F-test", "hypothesis testing", "mean", "mean ", "one-way ANOVA", "one-way Anova", "standard deviation", "statistics", "stats", "variance"], "rulesets": {"std": ["all", "fractionNumbers", "!collectNumbers", "!noLeadingMinus"]}, "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "\n    \t\t                            \t\t<p><strong>11/07/2012:</strong></p>\n    \t\t                            \t\t                                                                <p><strong><br /></strong>Added tags.</p>\n    \t\t                            \t\t                                                                <p>Calculation not yet tested.</p>\n    \t\t                            \t\t                                                                <p><strong>23/07/2012:</strong></p>\n    \t\t                            \t\t                                                                <p>Added description.</p>\n    \t\t                            \t\t                                                                <p>Checked calculation.</p>\n    \t\t                            \t\t                                                                <p><strong>3/08/2012:</strong></p>\n    \t\t                            \t\t                                                                <p>Added tags.</p>\n    \t\t                            \t\t                                                                <p>Question appears to be working correctly.</p>\n    \t\t                            \n    \t\t", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>One-way ANOVA example</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": ""}, {"name": "Perform a paired sample t-test, ", "extensions": ["stats"], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}], "variable_groups": [], "variables": {"pvalue": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(ttest(0,d,2),3)", "name": "pvalue", "description": ""}, "r1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "repeat(round(normalsample(mu1,sig1)),12)", "name": "r1", "description": ""}, "v": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "if(tvalue>=t999,[1,0,0,0,0],if(tvalue>=t99,[0,1,0,0,0],if(tvalue>=t95,[0,0,1,0,0],if(tvalue>=t90,[0,0,0,1,0],[0,0,0,0,1]))))", "name": "v", "description": ""}, "pmsg": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "[' is less than $0.001$',' lies between $0.001$ and $0.01$',' lies between $0.01$ and $0.05$',' 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$\\\\var{t95}$','is less than $\\\\var{t90}$']", "name": "msg", "description": ""}}, "ungrouped_variables": ["pmsg", "msg", "cmsg1", "t999", "meandiff", "object", "sig1", "tvalue", "stdiff", "sig2", "t99", "t95", "t90", "cmsg", "d", "mu1", "r1", "r2", "mu2", "n", "t", "v", "pvalue"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "functions": {"pstdev": {"type": "number", "language": "jme", "definition": "sqrt(abs(l)/(abs(l)-1))*stdev(l)", "parameters": [["l", "list"]]}}, "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "parts": [{"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"correctAnswerFraction": false, "showPrecisionHint": false, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "minValue": "{meandiff}", "maxValue": "{meandiff}", "marks": 0.5}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "showPrecisionHint": false, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "minValue": "{stdiff}", "maxValue": "{stdiff}", "marks": 0.5}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "showPrecisionHint": false, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "minValue": "{tvalue}", "maxValue": "{tvalue}", "marks": 1}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Find the mean and standard deviations of the difference between left and right {attempt}s.</p>\n      <p>Calculate differences for <strong>left</strong> {attempt} times &ndash; <strong>right</strong> {attempt} times. Make sure you take the differences this way round.</p>\n      <p>Mean of difference = [[0]] (input&nbsp; to 3 decimal places&nbsp;)</p>\n      <p>Standard deviation of difference = [[1]] (input to 3 decimal places)</p>\n      <p>Now find the t-test statistic $T$ using the values you have just calculated and &nbsp;input the absolute value $|T|$ here: [[2]] (3 decimal places).&nbsp;</p>\n      <p>&nbsp;</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>$p$ less than $0.1 \\%$</p>", "<p>$p$ lies between  $0.1\\%$ and $1 \\%$</p>", "<p>$p$ lies between  $1 \\%$ and $5\\%$</p>", "<p>$p$ lies between  $5 \\%$ and $10\\%$</p>", "<p>$p$ is greater than $10\\%$</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "prompt": "<p>Give the value of the t-statistic you have found, choose the range for the $p$ value by looking up the t-statistic tables:</p>", "distractors": ["", "", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "v", "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>Very Strong Evidence</p>", "<p>Strong Evidence</p>", "<p>Evidence</p>", "<p>Weak Evidence</p>", "<p>No Evidence</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "prompt": "<p>Given the $p$-value and the range you have found, what is the strength of evidence against the null hypothesis that there is no difference in the average times for the left and right hands?</p>", "distractors": ["", "", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "v", "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>The following data was obtained from $12$ individuals. The observations consist of the time taken to complete a dexterity task using their left and right hands.</p>\n    <table border=\"1\">\n    <tbody>\n    <tr><th>{object}</th><th>A</th><th>B</th><th>C</th><th>D</th><th>E</th><th>F</th><th>G</th><th>H</th><th>I</th><th>J</th><th>K</th><th>L</th></tr>\n    <tr><th align=\"left\">Right</th>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[0]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[1]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[2]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[3]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[4]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[5]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[6]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[7]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[8]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[9]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[10]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r1[11]}$</td>\n    </tr>\n    <tr><th align=\"left\">Left</th>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[0]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[1]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[2]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[3]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[4]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[5]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[6]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[7]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[8]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[9]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[10]}$</td>\n    <td>$\\var{r2[11]}$</td>\n    </tr>\n    </tbody>\n    </table>\n    <p>Carry out by hand a paired t-test to test whether there is evidence of a difference in the average times for the left and right hands.</p>", "tags": ["ACE2013", "average", "checked2015", "data analysis", "differences", "elementary statistics", "hypothesis testing", "mean", "mean ", "mean of differences", "paired t-test", "PSY2010", "standard deviation", "standard deviation of differences", "statistics", "stats", "t-test", "variance"], "rulesets": {"std": ["all", "fractionNumbers", "!collectNumbers", "!noLeadingMinus"]}, "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \t\t<p><strong>11/07/2012:</strong></p>\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \t\t        <p><strong><br /></strong>Added tags.</p>\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \t\t        <p>Calculation not yet tested.</p>\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \t\t        <p><strong>23/07/2012:</strong></p>\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \t\t        <p>Added description.</p>\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \t\t        <p>Checked calculation.</p>\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \t\t        <p>Changed display slightly in Advice.</p>\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \t\t        <p><strong>3/08/2012:</strong></p>\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \t\t        <p>Added tags.</p>\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \t\t        <p>Question appears to be working correctly.</p>\n                                                                                                                                \t\t                                                            \n                                                                                                                                \t\t", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Paired t-test to see if there is a difference between times take in a task.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p>The table of differences is given by:</p>\n  <table border=\"1\">\n  <tbody>\n  <tr><th>{object}</th><th>A</th><th>B</th><th>C</th><th>D</th><th>E</th><th>F</th><th>G</th><th>H</th><th>I</th><th>J</th><th>K</th><th>L</th></tr>\n  <tr><th align=\"left\">Right</th>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[0]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[1]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[2]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[3]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[4]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[5]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[6]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[7]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[8]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[9]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[10]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[11]}$</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr><th align=\"left\">Left</th>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[0]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[1]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[2]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[3]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[4]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[5]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[6]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[7]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[8]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[9]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[10]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[11]}$</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr><th align=\"left\">Differences</th>\n  <td>$\\var{d[0]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[1]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[2]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[3]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[4]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[5]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[6]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[7]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[8]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[9]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[10]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{d[11]}$</td>\n  </tr>\n  </tbody>\n  </table>\n  <p>We test the following hypothesis:</p>\n  <p style=\"text-align: center;\">$H_0:\\;\\mu_d=0$ versus $H_1:\\;\\mu_d\\neq 0$</p>\n  <p>$n=\\var{n}$ and the mean of the differences is $\\overline{d}=\\var{meandiff}$.</p>\n  <p>The variance $V$ of the differences is calculated to be $\\var{pstdev(d)^2}$<br/><br/>Hence we have the standard deviation $s_d= \\sqrt{V}=\\var{stdiff}$ to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>The paired t-statistic is given by:</p>\n  <p>\\[\\begin{eqnarray*} T&amp;=&amp;\\frac{\\overline{d}-\\mu_d}{\\frac{s_d}{\\sqrt{n}}}\\\\&amp;=&amp;\\frac{\\var{meandiff}-0}{\\frac{\\var{stdiff}}{\\sqrt{\\var{n}}}}\\\\&amp;=&amp;\\var{tvalue}\\end{eqnarray*}\\]</p>\n  <p>(Using the&nbsp;null hypothesis that the means are the same i.e. $\\mu_d=0$.)</p>\n  <p>Hence our test statistic &nbsp;$|T|=\\var{tvalue}$.</p>\n  <p>Looking up this value on the T-distribution table for $t_{11}$</p>\n  <p>\\[\\begin{array}{r|rrrrr}&amp;0.20&amp;0.10&amp;0.05&amp;0.01&amp;0.001\\\\\\hline11&amp;1.363&amp;1.796&amp;2.201&amp;3.106&amp;4.437\\end{array}\\]</p>\n  <p>We see that the t-statistic {msg[t]} and the table tells us that the $p$ value {pmsg[t]}.</p>\n  <p>Hence we conclude that we {cmsg[t]} the null hypothesis. There is {cmsg1[t]} evidence of a difference between the average scores of the two groups.</p>\n  <p>&nbsp;</p>"}, {"name": "Perform a t-test to decide if two sample means differ, , ", "extensions": ["stats"], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}], "variable_groups": [], "variables": {"tol": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "0.001", "description": "", "name": "tol"}, "evi": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "[\"None\",\"Slight\",\"Moderate\",\"Strong\"]", "description": "", "name": "evi"}, "n1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(5..15)", "description": "", "name": "n1"}, "confl": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "[90,95,99]", "description": "", "name": "confl"}, "sd1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(65..90)", "description": "", "name": "sd1"}, "correctc": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "if(pval>1,\"There is evidence to suggest that average call times for male and female employees differ\",\"There is insufficent evidence to suggest that average call times for male and female employees differ\")", "description": "", "name": "correctc"}, "tval1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "abs(m-m1)*sqrt(n1*n2)/(tpsd*sqrt(n1+n2))", "description": "", "name": "tval1"}, "crit": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "map(precround(x,3),x,[studenttinv((90+100)/200,n-1),studenttinv((95+100)/200,n-1),studenttinv((99+100)/200,n-1)])", "description": "", "name": "crit"}, "this": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "\"A call centre company wants to know if there is any difference between the average time spent on the telephone, per call to customers, between male and female employees.\"", "description": "", "name": "this"}, "n": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "n1+n2-1", "description": "", "name": "n"}, "tval": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(tval1,3)", "description": "", "name": "tval"}, "dothis": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "switch(pval <2, 'retain','reject')", "description": "", "name": "dothis"}, "pm": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "[\"is greater than 10%\",\"lies between 5% and 10%\",\"lies between 1% and 5%\",\"is less than 1%\"]", "description": "", "name": "pm"}, "n2": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(20..30)-n1", "description": "", "name": "n2"}, "mm": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "switch(pval=0,[1,0,0,0],pval=1,[0,1,0,0],pval=2,[0,0,1,0],[0,0,0,1])", "description": "", "name": "mm"}, "things": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "\"male employees\"", "description": "", "name": "things"}, "m": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(220..380#10)", "description": "", "name": "m"}, "evi1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "[\"no\",\"slight\",\"moderate\",\"strong\"]", "description": "", "name": "evi1"}, "units": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "\"seconds\"", "description": "", "name": "units"}, "sd": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(55..85)", "description": "", "name": "sd"}, "m1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(280..400#10)", "description": "", "name": "m1"}, "fac": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "if(pval<2,\"There is evidence to suggest that average call times for male and female employees differ\",\"There is insufficent evidence to suggest that average call times for male and female employees differ\")", "description": "", "name": "fac"}, "tpsd": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "sqrt(((n1-1)*sd^2+(n2-1)*sd1^2)/(n-1))", "description": "", "name": "tpsd"}, "dmm": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "if(pval<2,[1,0],[0,1])", "description": "", "name": "dmm"}, "that": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "\"the average time spent on the telephone \"", "description": "", "name": "that"}, "pval": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "switch(tval<crit[0],0,tval<crit[1],1,tval<crit[2],2,3)", "description": "", "name": "pval"}, "things1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "\"female employees\"", "description": "", "name": "things1"}, "psd": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(tpsd,3)", "description": "", "name": "psd"}}, "ungrouped_variables": ["sd1", "pval", "evi1", "crit", "correctc", "tval1", "things", "m1", "tol", "units", "pm", "tpsd", "that", "psd", "fac", "confl", "evi", "mm", "dothis", "m", "dmm", "n", "this", "tval", "n1", "n2", "things1", "sd"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "functions": {}, "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "parts": [{"type": "information", "prompt": "\n        <p><strong>Step 1: Null hypothesis</strong></p>\n      <p>If $\\mu_M$ is the mean for time spent by {things} and &nbsp;$\\mu_F$ is the mean for time spent by {things1} then you are given that:</p>\n      <p>$\\operatorname{H}_0\\;:\\;\\mu_M=\\mu_F$.&nbsp;</p>\n      <p><strong>Step 2: Alternative Hypothesis</strong></p>\n      <p>$\\operatorname{H}_1\\;:\\;\\mu_M \\neq&nbsp;\\mu_F$.&nbsp;</p>\n      <p>&nbsp;</p>\n        ", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"answer": "t", "vsetrange": [0, 1], "checkingaccuracy": 0.001, "checkvariablenames": false, "expectedvariablenames": [], "showpreview": true, "checkingtype": "absdiff", "scripts": {}, "type": "jme", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 1, "vsetrangepoints": 5}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "psd+tol", "minValue": "psd-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "tval+tol", "minValue": "tval-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p><strong>Step 3: Test statistic</strong></p>\n      <p>Should we use the z or t test statistic? Input z or t.</p>\n      <p>[[0]]</p>\n      <p>Now calculate the pooled standard deviation: [[1]] (to 3 decimal places)</p>\n      <p>&nbsp;</p>\n      <p>Now calculate the test statistic = ? [[2]] &nbsp;(to 3 decimal places)</p>\n      <p>&nbsp;</p>\n      <p>(Note that in this calculation you should use a value for the pooled standard deviation which is accurate to at least 5 decimal places and not the value you found to 3 decimal places above).</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"stepsPenalty": 0, "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["{pm[0]}", "{pm[1]}", "{pm[2]}", "{pm[3]}"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "mm", "marks": 0}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p><strong>Step 4: &nbsp;p-value range</strong></p>\n      <p>Use tables to find a range for your p -value.&nbsp;</p>\n      <p>Choose the correct range here for p : [[0]]</p>\n      <p>&nbsp;</p>\n      <p>Click on Show steps below to get more information on using the t tables to find the p-value range. You will not lose any marks.</p>\n      <p>&nbsp;</p>", "steps": [{"type": "information", "prompt": "<p><a title=\"Using t tables\" href=\"http://www.gla.ac.uk/sums/users/jdbmcdonald/PrePost_TTest/pandt2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to get more information about using t tables.</p>\n          <p>You will also find the critical values of the t tables in this link.</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 0}], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["{evi[0]}", "{evi[1]}", "{evi[2]}", "{evi[3]}"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "mm", "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["Retain", "Reject"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "dmm", "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["{Correctc}", "{Fac}"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", ""], "shuffleChoices": true, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": [1, 0], "marks": 0}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "\n        <p>&nbsp;Given the $p$ - value and the range you have found, what is the strength of evidence against the null hypothesis?</p>\n        <p>[[0]]</p>\n        <p><strong>Your Decision:</strong></p>\n        <p>[[1]]</p>\n        <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>\n        <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong></p>\n        <p>[[2]]</p>\n        ", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}], "statement": "\n    <p>{this}</p>\n  <p>A random &nbsp;sample of $\\var{n1}$ &nbsp;{things} and $\\var{n2}$ &nbsp;{things1} gave the following results in {units}.</p>\n  <p>{table([['Male',{m},{sd}],['Female',{m1},{sd1}]],[' ','Mean','Standard deviation'])}</p>\n  <p>Perform an appropriate hypothesis test to see if there is any difference between {that} between {things} and {things1} (the null and alternative hypotheses have been set out for you).</p>\n    ", "tags": ["ACC1012", "accept null hypothesis", "ACE2013", "alternative hypothesis", "checked2015", "comparing means", "degree of freedom", "diagram", "hypothesis testing", "link", "MAS1403", "null hypothesis", "p values", "pooled standard deviation", "population variance", "random sample", "reject null hypothesis", "sample mean", "sampling", "sc", "statistics", "Steps", "steps", "t tables", "t test", "test statistic", "two-tailed test"], "rulesets": {}, "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "\n                \t\t<p><strong>3/01/2012:</strong></p>\n                \t\t    <p>Added tag sc as can be changed to other applications. Perhaps the tables used should be improved.</p>\n                \t\t    <p>Missing a diagram from the original iassess question, hence tag diagram added.</p>\n                \t\t", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Given two sets of data, sample mean and sample standard deviation, on performance on the same task, make a decision as to whether or not the mean times differ. Population variance not given, so the t test has to be used in conjunction with the pooled sample standard deviation.</p>\n        <p>Link to use of t tables and p-values in Show steps.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p><strong><br/></strong>b)</p>\n    <p><strong>Step 3 : Test statistic</strong></p>\n    <p>We should use the &nbsp; t statistic as the population variance is unknown.</p>\n    <p>The pooled standard deviation &nbsp;is given by :</p>\n    <p>\\[s = \\sqrt{\\frac{\\var{n1 -1} \\times \\var{sd} ^ 2 + \\var{n2 -1} \\times \\var{sd1} ^ 2 }{\\var{n1} + \\var{n2} -2}} = \\var{tpsd} = \\var{psd}\\] to 3 decimal places.</p>\n    <p>The test statistic is given by \\[t = \\frac{|\\var{m} -\\var{m1}|}{s \\sqrt{\\frac{1}{ \\var{n1} }+\\frac{1}{ \\var{n2}}}} = \\var{tval}\\] to 3 decimal places.</p>\n    <p>(Using $s=\\var{tpsd}$ in this formula.)</p>\n    <p>c)</p>\n    <p><strong>Step 4: p value range.</strong></p>\n    <p>As &nbsp;the degree of freedom is $\\var{n1}+\\var{n2}-2=\\var{n-1}$ we use the $t_{\\var{n-1}}$ tables. &nbsp;We have the following data from the tables:</p>\n    <p>{table([['Critical Value',crit[0],crit[1],crit[2]]],['p value','10%','5%','1%'])}</p>\n    <p>We see that the $p$ value {pm[pval]}<strong>.</strong></p>\n    <p>d)</p>\n    <p><strong>Step 5: Conclusion</strong></p>\n    <p>Hence there is {evi1[pval]} evidence against $\\operatorname{H}_0$ and so we {dothis}&nbsp;$\\operatorname{H}_0$.</p>\n    <p>{Correctc}.</p>"}, {"name": "Perform t-test for hypothesis given sample mean and standard deviation", "extensions": ["stats"], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}], "variable_groups": [], "variables": {"tol": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "0.001", "description": "", "name": "tol"}, "dmm": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "if(pval<2,[1,0],[0,1])", "description": "", "name": "dmm"}, "thisamount": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(70..90)", "description": "", "name": "thisamount"}, "confl": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(90,95,99)", "description": "", "name": "confl"}, "pval": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "switch(tval<crit[0],0,tval<crit[1],1,tval<crit[2],2,3)", "description": "", "name": "pval"}, "correctc": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "if(pval>1,\"There is sufficient evidence against the claim of the flight company.\",\"There is insufficient evidence against the claim of the flight company.\")", "description": "", "name": "correctc"}, "test": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "\"A rival flight company decides to test their claim.\"", "description": "", "name": "test"}, "crit": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "map(precround(x,3),x,[studenttinv((90+100)/200,n-1),studenttinv((95+100)/200,n-1),studenttinv((99+100)/200,n-1)])", "description": "", "name": "crit"}, "this": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "\"An online flight company makes the following claim:\"", "description": "", "name": "this"}, "n": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(10..30)", "description": "", "name": "n"}, "tval": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(tval1,3)", "description": "", "name": "tval"}, "dothis": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "switch(pval <2, 'retain','reject')", "description": "", "name": "dothis"}, "pm": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "[\"is greater than 10%\",\"lies between 5% and 10%\",\"lies between 1% and 5%\",\"is less than 1%\"]", "description": "", "name": "pm"}, "mm": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "switch(pval=0,[1,0,0,0],pval=1,[0,1,0,0],pval=2,[0,0,1,0],[0,0,0,1])", "description": "", "name": "mm"}, "here": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(\"Barcelona\",\"Madrid\",\"Athens\",\"Berlin\",\"Palma\",\"Rome\",\"Paris\",\"Lisbon\")", "description": "", "name": "here"}, "things": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "\"customers is taken.\"", "description": "", "name": "things"}, "m": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "thisamount+random(1..15)", "description": "", "name": "m"}, "claim": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped 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"anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(15..25)", "description": "", "name": "stand"}, "resultis": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "\"The mean cost of a flight to \"+ here + \" from this sample is \"", "description": "", "name": "resultis"}}, "ungrouped_variables": ["claim", "pval", "evi1", "crit", "tval1", "things", "stand", "tol", "test", "pm", "correctc", "resultis", "here", "fac", "confl", "evi", "this", "dothis", "m", "dmm", "n", "mm", "thisamount", "tval"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "functions": {}, "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "parts": [{"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "thisamount", "minValue": "thisamount", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "thisamount", "minValue": "thisamount", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 0.5, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "\n        <p><strong>Step 1: Null Hypothesis</strong></p>\n        <p>$\\operatorname{H}_0\\;: \\; \\mu=\\;$[[0]]</p>\n        <p><strong>Step 2: Alternative Hypothesis</strong></p>\n        <p>$\\operatorname{H}_1\\;: \\; \\mu \\neq\\;$[[1]]</p>\n        ", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"answer": "t", "vsetrange": [0, 1], "checkingaccuracy": 0.001, "checkvariablenames": false, "expectedvariablenames": [], "showpreview": true, "checkingtype": "absdiff", "scripts": {}, "type": "jme", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 1, "vsetrangepoints": 5}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "tval+tol", "minValue": "tval-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p><strong>Step 3: Test statistic</strong></p>\n        <p>Should we use the z or t test statistic? [[0]] (enter z or t).</p>\n        <p>Now calculate the test statistic = ? [[1]] (to 3 decimal places)</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["{pm[0]}", "{pm[1]}", "{pm[2]}", "{pm[3]}"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "mm", "marks": 0}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "\n        <p><strong>Step 4: p-value</strong></p>\n        <p>Use tables to find a range for your $p$-value.&nbsp;</p>\n        <p>Choose the correct range here for $p$ : [[0]]</p>\n        ", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["{evi[0]}", "{evi[1]}", "{evi[2]}", "{evi[3]}"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "mm", "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["Retain", "Reject"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "dmm", "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["{Correctc}", "{Fac}"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", ""], "shuffleChoices": true, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": [1, 0], "marks": 0}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "\n        <p><strong>Step 5: Conclusion</strong></p>\n        <p>&nbsp;</p>\n        <p>Given the $p$ - value and the range you have found, what is the strength of evidence against the null hypothesis?</p>\n        <p>[[0]]</p>\n        <p><strong>Your Decision:</strong></p>\n        <p>[[1]]</p>\n        <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>\n        <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong></p>\n        <p>[[2]]</p>\n        ", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}], "statement": "\n    <p>{this}&nbsp;</p>\n    <p><em><strong>{claim}</strong></em></p>\n    <p>{test}</p>\n    <p>A sample of {n} {things}</p>\n    <p>{resultis} &pound;{m} with a standard &nbsp;deviation of &pound;{stand}.</p>\n    <p>Perform an appropriate hypothesis test to see if the claim made by the online flight company is substantiated (use a two-tailed test).</p>\n    ", "tags": ["checked2015", "MAS1403"], "rulesets": {}, "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "\n        \t\t<p><strong>2/01/2012:</strong></p>\n        \t\t                <p>Added tag sc as has string variables in order to generate other scenarios.</p>\n        \t\t                <p>The jstat function&nbsp;studenttinv(critvalue,n-1) gives the critical p values correctly.</p>\n        \t\t                <p>Added tag diagram as the i-assess question advice has a nice graphic of the p-value and the appropriate decision.</p>\n        \t\t", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Provided with information on a sample with sample mean and standard deviation, but no information on the population variance, use the t test to either accept or reject a given null hypothesis.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "\n    <p>a)</p>\n  <p><strong>Step 1: Null Hypothesis</strong></p>\n  <p>$\\operatorname{H}_0\\;: \\; \\mu=\\;\\var{thisamount}$</p>\n  <p><strong>Step 2: Alternative Hypothesis</strong></p>\n  <p>$\\operatorname{H}_1\\;: \\; \\mu \\neq\\;\\var{thisamount}$</p>\n  <p>b)</p>\n  <p>We should use the t statistic as the population variance is unknown.</p>\n  <p>The test statistic:</p>\n  <p>\\[t =\\frac{ |\\var{m} -\\var{thisamount}|} {\\sqrt{\\frac{\\var{stand} ^ 2 }{\\var{n}}}} = \\var{tval}\\]</p>\n  <p>to 3 decimal places.</p>\n  <p>c)</p>\n  <p>As &nbsp;$n=\\var{n}$ we use the $t_{\\var{n-1}}$ tables. &nbsp;We have the following data from the tables:</p>\n  <p>{table([['Critical Value',crit[0],crit[1],crit[2]]],['p 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"list"], ["maxx", "number"], ["maxy", "number"], ["rsquared", "number"], ["sumr", "number"]]}}, "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "parts": [{"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "corr+tol1", "minValue": "corr-tol1", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Calculate the sample correlation coefficient $r$ for these data:</p>\n<p>$r=\\;$[[0]] (enter to 2 decimal places).</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"stepsPenalty": 0, "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "b+tol", "minValue": "b-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "a+tol", "minValue": "a-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Calculate the equation of the best fitting regression line.</p>\n<p>\\[Y = \\beta_0 + \\beta_1X.\\] Find $\\beta_0$ and $\\beta_1$ to 5 decimal places, then input them below to 3 decimal places. You will use these approximate values in the rest of the question.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>$\\beta_1=\\;$[[0]], &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;$\\beta_0=\\;$[[1]] (enter both to 3 decimal places).</p>\n<p>You can experiment by dragging the points A and B around to see if you can get close to the regression line.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>{regressline(r1,r2,min(r1)-10,max(r1)+10,min(r2)-10,max(r2)+10)}</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Click on Show steps if you want more information on calculating $\\beta_0$ and $\\beta_1$. You will not lose any marks by doing so.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>", "steps": [{"type": "information", "prompt": "<p>To find $\\beta_0$ and $\\beta_1$ you first find &nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\beta_1 = \\frac{SPXY}{SSX}$ where:</p>\n<p>$\\displaystyle SPXY=\\sum xy - \\frac{(\\sum x)\\times (\\sum y)}{\\var{n}}$</p>\n<p>$\\displaystyle SSX=\\sum x^2 - \\frac{(\\sum x)^2}{\\var{n}}$</p>\n<p>Then $\\displaystyle \\beta_0 = \\frac{1}{\\var{n}}\\left[\\sum y-\\beta_1 \\sum x\\right]$</p>\n<p>Now go back and fill in the values for $\\beta_0$ and $\\beta_1$.</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 0}], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "prediction+1", "minValue": "prediction-1", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Next month, the average temperature in {owner}'s town is forecast to be &nbsp;{thisval} Celsius. Use the regression equation in the second part to predict sales of the {beverage} in that month.</p>\n<p>What is the predicted value of sales (in hundreds of pounds) ?</p>\n<p>Use the values of $\\beta_0$ and $\\beta_1$ you input above to 3 decinal places.</p>\n<p>Enter the predicted sales here: &nbsp;[[0]] (hundreds of pounds to the nearest whole number).</p>\n<p></p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>{owner} owns the {pub}. {owner} believes that sales of {beverage} in the pub are linked to the average monthly temperature, with higher sales being recorded in months with higher temperatures. To investigate, {owner} records the average monthly temperature in the local town over a period of one year ($X$ degrees Celsius), along with total monthly sales of {beverage} ($Y$ hundred pounds). The results are shown in the table below:&nbsp;</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">Month</th><th>$\\var{obj[0]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[1]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[2]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[3]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[4]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[5]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[6]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[7]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[8]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[9]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[10]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[11]}$</th></tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">$X$&nbsp;(temperature)</th>\n<td>$\\var{r1[0]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[1]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[2]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[3]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[4]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[5]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[6]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[7]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[8]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[9]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[10]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r1[11]}$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">$Y$&nbsp;(sales, &pound;100s)</th>\n<td>$\\var{r2[0]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[1]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[2]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[3]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[4]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[5]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[6]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[7]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[8]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[9]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[10]}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{r2[11]}$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>You are given the following information:</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">$X$&nbsp;</th>\n<td>$\\sum x=\\;\\var{t[0]}$</td>\n<td>$\\sum x^2=\\;\\var{ssq[0]}$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">$Y$</th>\n<td>$\\sum y=\\;\\var{t[1]}$</td>\n<td>$\\sum y^2=\\;\\var{ssq[1]}$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Also you are given $\\sum xy = \\var{sxy}$.</p>", "tags": ["ACE2013", "checked2015", "correlation", "data analysis", "fitted value", "linear regression", "regression", "statistics"], "rulesets": {"std": ["all", "fractionNumbers", "!collectNumbers", "!noLeadingMinus"]}, "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "<p><strong>04/02/2014:</strong></p>\n<p>No advice as yet. Adapted from iassess question for ACE.</p>\n<p><strong>18/02/2014:</strong></p>\n<p>Slight changes in notation from Regression 3. No SSE</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Find a regression equation given 12 months data on temperature and sales of a drink.&nbsp;</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p>{regfun(r1,r2,max(r1)+10,max(r2)+10,rsquared,sumr)}</p>"}, {"name": "Interpret logistic regression output from Minitab", "extensions": [], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}], "variable_groups": [], "variables": {"tol": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "0.001", "description": "", "name": "tol"}, "r1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "ansa+ansb*thismuch/1000", "description": "", "name": "r1"}, "seb": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0.04..1.2#0.000001)", "description": "", "name": "seb"}, "sea": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "round((t*v1+(100-t)*v2)+0.000001)/100", "description": "", "name": "sea"}, "ansa": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(-2.24*sea,3)", "description": "", "name": "ansa"}, "t": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0..100)", "description": "", "name": "t"}, "tol1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "0.01", "description": "", "name": "tol1"}, "thismuch": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(15000..35000#1000)", "description": "", "name": "thismuch"}, "v2": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "seb*thismuch/1000+0.9", "description": "", "name": "v2"}, "v1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "seb*thismuch/1000-0.9", "description": "", "name": "v1"}, "prob1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(e^(r1)/(1+e^r1),2)", "description": "", "name": "prob1"}, "ansb": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(2.25*seb,3)", "description": "", "name": "ansb"}}, "ungrouped_variables": ["seb", "r1", "tol1", "v1", "v2", "t", "tol", "ansa", "ansb", "thismuch", "sea", "prob1"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "functions": {}, "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "parts": [{"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ansa+tol", "minValue": "ansa-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ansb+tol", "minValue": "ansb-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Find $A$ and $B$ each to 3 decimal places:</p>\n<p>$A=\\;$[[0]] &nbsp; &nbsp; $B=\\;$[[1]]</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "prob1+tol1", "minValue": "prob1-tol1", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Find the probability that an employee with an annual salary of &pound;{thismuch} will be obese.</p>\n<p>Enter your answer to two decimal places.</p>\n<p>Probability = [[0]]</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>It is claimed that there is a relationship between job type and obesity, with employees in more highly-paid, senior roles being more likely to be overweight than those in other roles.</p>\n<p>You are an analyst working for a large company and have been given the task to see if this is the case at your workplace.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>You randomly sample 15 employees and record their annual salary ($X$, in thousands of pounds) and whether or not they are obese (have a body mass index of more than 30: $Y=1$ &nbsp;if yes, $Y=0$ if no).</p>\n<p>A logistic regression was performed in Minitab, with the following (edited) output shown below:</p>\n<table border=\"1\" class=\"minitab\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>\n<p></p>\n</td><td>\n<p></p>\n</td><td>\n<p></p>\n</td><td>\n<p></p>\n</td><td>\n<p></p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>Odds</p>\n</td><td colspan=\"2\">\n<p>95% CI</p>\n</td></tr>\n<tr><td>\n<p>Predictor</p>\n</td><td>\n<p>Coef</p>\n</td><td>\n<p>SE Coef</p>\n</td><td>\n<p>Z</p>\n</td><td>\n<p>P</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>Ratio</p>\n</td><td>\n<p>Lower</p>\n</td><td>\n<p>Upper</p></td></tr>\n<tr><td align=\"left\">\n<p>Constant</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>$A$</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>{sea}</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>-2.24</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>0.025</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p></p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p></p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><td align=\"left\">\n<p>$x$</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>$B$</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>{seb}</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>2.25</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>0.025</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>1.18</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>1.02</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>1.37</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>", "tags": ["ACE2013", "checked2015"], "rulesets": {}, "preamble": {"css": ".minitab {\n    font-family: 'Courier', monospace;\n}", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "<p><strong>09/02/2014:</strong></p>\n<p>Based on an i-assess question. First draft finished.</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Interpreting the minitab output from a logistic regression model of salary against obesity as measured by BMI.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p>a)</p>\n<p>A is given by &nbsp;A = -2.24 x &nbsp;SE Coef (A) = -2.24 x {sea} = {ansa} .</p>\n<p>B is given by &nbsp;B = &nbsp;2.25 x &nbsp;SE Coef (B) = &nbsp;2.25 x {seb} = {ansb} .</p>\n<p>Both to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>b)</p>\n<p>The probability is given by:</p>\n<p>\\[\\begin{align}P(Y=1 | X=\\var{thismuch})&amp;=\\frac{e^{A+B\\times\\var{thismuch/1000}}}{1+e^{A+B\\times\\var{thismuch/1000}}}\\\\&amp;=\\frac{e^{\\var{r1}}}{1+e^{\\var{r1}}}=\\var{prob1}\\end{align}\\]</p>\n<p>to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p></p>"}, {"name": "Interpret Minitab output of multiple regression", "extensions": [], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}], "variable_groups": [], "variables": {"tol": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "0.001", "description": "", "name": "tol"}, "pred": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(ansa +cb*thatmany+ansc*thismany/1000+ansd*q,1)", "description": "", "name": "pred"}, "thismany": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(5000..12000#1000)", "description": "", "name": "thismany"}, "thatmany": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(2..8)", "description": "", "name": "thatmany"}, "thisrest": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(\"McDonald's\",\"Pizza Hut\",\"Kentucky Fried Chicken\",\"The Log Fire Pizza Co.\",\"The China Cook\",\"Aneesa's Indian Buffet\",\"Pacino's Italian Restaurant\")", "description": "", "name": "thisrest"}, "sv": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "[if(ind=6,\"Rubbish\",\" \"),\"Below Average\",\"Average\",\"Above Average\",\n  if(ind=3,\" \",\"Good\"),if(ind>4,\"Fantastic\",\" \")]", "description": "", "name": "sv"}, "hascond": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "switch(q=1,cond,\n  p=0,\"has not got a drive-thru window\",\n  p=1,\"is not open late (after 11pm)\",\n  p=2,\"is not located on a public transport route\",\n  \"is not located in a town centre\")", "description": "", "name": "hascond"}, "se": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0.03..0.15#0.0001)", "description": "", "name": "se"}, "si": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(sval^2,3)", "description": "", "name": "si"}, "place": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(\"South Shields\", \"North Shields\",\"Newcastle\",\"Sunderland\",\"Alnwick\",\"Durham\",\"Metro Centre\")", "description": "", "name": "place"}, "p": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0,1,2,3)", "description": "", "name": "p"}, "ansd": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(2.53*sed,3)", "description": "", "name": "ansd"}, "q": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0,1)", "description": "", "name": "q"}, "sea": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(3..5.5#0.001)", "description": "", "name": "sea"}, "ansa": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(3.887*sea,3)", "description": "", "name": "ansa"}, "sed": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(1..2.20#0.001)", "description": "", "name": "sed"}, "cb": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(-0.5..-0.1#0.0001)", "description": "", "name": "cb"}, "cond": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "if(p=0,\"has got a drive-thru window\" ,if(p=1,\"is open late (after 11pm)\",if(p=2,\"is located on a public transport route\",\"is located in a town centre\")))", "description": "", "name": "cond"}, "ansc": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(3.82*se,3)", "description": "", "name": "ansc"}, "ansb": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "precround(abs(cb)/2.64,3)", "description": "", "name": "ansb"}, "ind": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(3,4,5,6)", "description": "", "name": "ind"}, "sval": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0.2..0.9#0.000001)", "description": "", "name": "sval"}}, "ungrouped_variables": ["cb", "sed", "cond", "sea", "ind", "pred", "sval", "tol", "thisrest", "thismany", "ansa", "ansb", "ansc", "ansd", "thatmany", "sv", "hascond", "q", "p", "si", "place", "se"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "functions": {}, "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "parts": [{"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>$X_1$</p>", "<p>$X_2$</p>", "<p>$X_3$</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": true, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": [0, 0, 1], "marks": 0}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Which of these variables is an&nbsp;<em>indicator</em> variable?</p>\n<p>[[0]]</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ansa+tol", "minValue": "ansa-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ansb+tol", "minValue": "ansb-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ansc+tol", "minValue": "ansc-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ansd+tol", "minValue": "ansd-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ansa+tol", "minValue": "ansa-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ansc+tol", "minValue": "ansc-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ansd+tol", "minValue": "ansd-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "si+tol", "minValue": "si-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Based on a recent survey of some of the restaurants in the North-East, the following (edited) Minitab output was obtained:</p>\n<p>Regression Analysis: $y$ versus $x_1,\\;x_2,\\;x_3$</p>\n<p>The regression equation is: y = ********</p>\n<p></p>\n<table border=\"1\" table=\"minitab\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">\n<p>Predictor</p>\n</th><th>\n<p>Coef</p>\n</th><th>\n<p>SE Coef</p>\n</th><th>\n<p>T</p>\n</th><th>\n<p>P</p>\n</th></tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">\n<p>Constant</p>\n</th>\n<td>\n<p>$A$</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>{sea}</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>3.887</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>0.002$</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">\n<p>$x_1$</p>\n</th>\n<td>\n<p>{cb}</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>$B$</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>-2.64</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>0.021</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">\n<p>$x_2$</p>\n</th>\n<td>\n<p>$C$</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>{se}</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>3.82</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>0.002</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">\n<p>$x_3$</p>\n</th>\n<td>\n<p>$D$</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>{sed}</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>2.53</p>\n</td>\n<td>\n<p>0.024</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>s={sval} &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; R-sq= 92.1% &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;R-Sq(adj)=93.9%</p>\n<p>(i) Find the values of $A,\\;B,\\;C$ and $D$ to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>$A=\\;$[[0]], &nbsp; $B=\\;$[[1]]</p>\n<p>$C=\\;$[[2]], &nbsp; $D=\\;$[[3]]</p>\n<p>(ii) Write down the full fitted regression equation:&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\\[Y = \\beta_0+ \\beta_1 X_1 + \\beta_2 X_2 + \\beta_3X_3 + \\epsilon,\\;\\;\\epsilon \\sim N(0,\\sigma^2)\\]</p>\n<p>$Y=\\;$[[4]]-$\\var{abs(cb)}X_1$+[[5]]$X_2$+[[6]]$X_3+\\epsilon$</p>\n<p>Note that you are given &nbsp;the coefficient of $X_1$ from the Minitab table.</p>\n<p>Also find &nbsp; $\\sigma^2=\\;$[[7]] &nbsp;to 3 decimal places where $\\epsilon \\sim N(0,\\sigma^2)$</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "pred+0.1", "minValue": "pred-0.1", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Predict sales for a restaurant with {thatmany} competitors, a population of {thismany} within 1 kilometre and that {hascond}.</p>\n<p>Enter the predicted value to one decimal place:</p>\n<p>$Y=\\;$[[0]]</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "ind-1", "minValue": "ind-1", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>It is thought that a fourth variable - customer satisfaction based on a recent survey - could also be a predictor of sales.</p>\n<p>Each of the restaurants was given an overall satisfaction rating by choosing one of the following in the survey:</p>\n<p>{sv[0]} &nbsp; {sv[1]} &nbsp; {sv[2]} &nbsp; {sv[3]} &nbsp; {sv[4]} &nbsp; {sv[5]}</p>\n<p>How many indicator variables would need to be used here?: [[0]]</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>The management at {thisrest} propose the following model to predict sales &nbsp;Y at their {place} branch.</p>\n<p>\\[Y = \\beta_0+ \\beta_1 X_1 + \\beta_2 X_2 + \\beta_3X_3 + \\epsilon\\]</p>\n<p>where&nbsp;</p>\n<p>$X_1=\\;$number of competitors within one kilometre.</p>\n<p>$X_2=\\;$population within one kilometre (in 1000s).</p>\n<p>$X_3=\\;$ 1 if {cond}, 0 otherwise.</p>", "tags": ["ACE2013", "checked2015", "indicator variables", "minitab output", "multiple regression", "regression", "regression equation", "statistics"], "rulesets": {}, "preamble": {"css": ".minitab {\nfont-family: 'Courier', monospace;\n}", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "<p><strong>09/02/2014:</strong></p>\n<p>First draft. Based on an i-assess question for ACE.</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Asking users to interpret a minitab output to give the coefficients of a multiple regression together with a prediction based on the subsequent equation.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p>a) $X_3$ is the indicator variable.</p>\n<p>b)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>(i) The values of A, B, C and D are given by:</p>\n<p>A = 3.887 x SE Coef (A) = 3.887 x {sea} = {ansa} to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>B = Coef (B)/-2.64 = {cb}/-2.64 = {ansb} to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>C = 3.82 x SE Coef (C) = 3.82 x {se} = {ansc} to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>D = 2.53 x SE Coef (D) = 2.53 x {sed} = {ansd} to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>ii) The fitted regression equation is:</p>\n<p>\\[Y=\\var{ansa}-\\var{abs(cb)}X_1+\\var{ansc}X_2+\\var{ansd}X_3+\\epsilon\\] with $\\sigma^2=\\var{sval}^2=\\var{si}$ all to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>c)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Using the above fitted model where $X_1=\\var{thatmany}$ and $X_2= \\frac{\\var{thismany}}{1000}=\\var{thismany/1000}$ and since $X_3=\\var{q}$ as the restaurant {hascond} we find :</p>\n<p>\\[Y=\\var{ansa}-\\var{abs(cb)}\\times \\var{thatmany}+\\var{ansc}\\times \\var{thismany/1000}+\\var{ansd}\\times \\var{q}=\\var{pred}\\] to one decimal place.</p>\n<p>d)</p>\n<p>There are {ind} categories in the survey and so the number of indicator variables is {ind}-1={ind-1}.</p>"}, {"name": "Linear regression - 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\\frac{(\\sum x)\\times (\\sum y)}{\\var{n}}$</p>\n<p>$\\displaystyle SSX=\\sum x^2 - \\frac{(\\sum x)^2}{\\var{n}}$</p>\n<p>Then $\\displaystyle \\beta_0= \\frac{1}{\\var{n}}\\left[\\sum y-\\beta_1 \\sum x\\right]$</p>\n<p>Now go back and fill in the values for $\\beta_0$ and $\\beta_1$.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>", "scripts": {}, "marks": 0}], "prompt": "<p>Calculate the equation of the best fitting regression line:</p>\n<p>\\[Y = \\beta_0 + \\beta_1 &nbsp;X.\\] Find $\\beta_0$ and $\\beta_1$ to 5 decimal places, then input them below to 3 decimal places. You will use these approximate values in the rest of the question.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>$\\beta_1=\\;$[[0]], &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;$\\beta_0=\\;$[[1]] (both to 3 decimal places.)</p>\n<p>You are given the following information:</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">First Test$(X)$</th>\n<td>$\\sum x=\\;\\var{t[0]}$</td>\n<td>$\\sum x^2=\\;\\var{ssq[0]}$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">Later Score$(Y)$</th>\n<td>$\\sum y=\\;\\var{t[1]}$</td>\n<td>$\\sum y^2=\\;\\var{ssq[1]}$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Also you are given $\\sum xy = \\var{sxy}$.</p>\n<p>Click on Show steps if you want more information on calculating $\\beta_0$ and $\\beta_1$. You will not lose any marks by doing so.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>", "stepsPenalty": 0}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "showPrecisionHint": false, "scripts": {}, "allowFractions": false, "type": "numberentry", "prompt": "<p>What is the predicted Later score for employee $\\var{obj[ch]}$ in the First test?<br/><br/></p>\n<p>Use the values of $\\beta_0$ and $\\beta_1$ you input above.</p>\n<p>Enter the predicted Later score here: (to 2 decimal places)</p>", "minValue": "ls-0.01", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "maxValue": "ls+0.01"}, {"marks": 0, "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"correctAnswerFraction": false, "showPrecisionHint": false, "scripts": {}, "allowFractions": false, "type": "numberentry", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "minValue": "res[ch]-0.01", "maxValue": "res[ch]+0.01", "marks": 1}], "type": "gapfill", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "steps": [{"type": "information", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "prompt": "\n<p>The residual value is given by:</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RESIDUAL = OBSERVED - FITTED.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this case the observed value for $\\var{obj[ch]}$ is $\\var{r2[ch]}$ and you get the fitted value by feeding the First test value &nbsp;$\\var{r1[ch]}$ into the regression equation.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n", "scripts": {}, "marks": 0}], "prompt": "<p>Use the result above to calculate the residual value for employee $\\var{obj[ch]}$.</p>\n<p>Click on Show steps to see what is meant by the residual value if you have forgotten. You will not lose any marks by doing so.</p>\n<p>Residual value = &nbsp;(to 2 decimal places).[[0]]</p>", "stepsPenalty": 0}], "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "statement": "\n<p>To monitor its staff appraisal methods, a personnel department compares the results of the tests carried out on employees at their first appraisal with an assessment score of the same individuals two years later. The resulting data are as follows:</p>\n  <table border=\"1\">\n  <tbody>\n  <tr><th align=\"left\">Employee</th><th>$\\var{obj[0]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[1]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[2]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[3]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[4]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[5]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[6]}$</th><th>$\\var{obj[7]}$</th></tr>\n  <tr><th align=\"left\">First Test $(X)$</th>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[0]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[1]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[2]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[3]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[4]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[5]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[6]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r1[7]}$</td>\n  </tr>\n  <tr><th align=\"left\">Later Score $(Y)$</th>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[0]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[1]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[2]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[3]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[4]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[5]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[6]}$</td>\n  <td>$\\var{r2[7]}$</td>\n  </tr>\n  </tbody>\n  </table>\n\n", "tags": ["ACE2013", "checked2015", "cr1", "data analysis", "fitted value", "PSY2010", "regression", "residual value", "sc", "statistics"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "<p><strong>21/12/2012:</strong></p>\n    <p>Checked rounding, OK. Added tag cr1.</p>\n    <p>Possible use of scenarios, so added tag sc.</p>\n    <p>The array r2 generates the regression data which has an inbuilt noise via r1[x]+random(-9..9).</p>\n    <p>&nbsp;</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Find a regression equation.</p>"}, "advice": ""}, {"name": "Multiple linear regression - decide which variable to exclude", "extensions": ["stats"], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}], "variable_groups": [], "variables": {"p2": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0.01..0.6#0.001 except  [p0,p1])", "description": "", "name": "p2"}, "p4": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0.005..0.2#0.001 except  [p0,p1,p2,p3])", "description": "", "name": "p4"}, "data": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "[[\"$\\\\beta_0$\",random(8..20#0.001),p0],[\"$\\\\beta_1$\",random(-8..-1#0.001),p1],\n  [\"$\\\\beta_2$\",random(4..9#0.001),p2],[\"$\\\\beta_3$\",random(2..10#0.001),p3],\n  [\"$\\\\beta_4$\",random(1..15#0.001),p4]]", "description": "", "name": "data"}, "p0": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0.005..0.03#0.001)", "description": "", "name": "p0"}, "p1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0.005..0.3#0.001 except  p0)", "description": "", "name": "p1"}, "m": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "max(p)", "description": "", "name": "m"}, "p3": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0.005..0.2#0.001 except  [p0,p1,p2])", "description": "", "name": "p3"}, "mm": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "map(if(p[j]=m,1,0),j,0..3)", "description": "", "name": "mm"}, "v": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "findinlist(p,m)+1", "description": "", "name": "v"}, "p": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "[p1,p2,p3,p4]", "description": "", "name": "p"}}, "ungrouped_variables": ["p2", "p3", "p0", "p1", "p4", "mm", "m", "p", "v", "data"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "functions": {"findinlist": {"type": "number", "language": "javascript", "definition": "var r=0;\nfor(j=0;j < l.length;j++)\n  {if(l[j]==m){r=j;}\n  }\nreturn r;", "parameters": [["l", "list"], ["m", "number"]]}}, "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "parts": [{"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>$X_1$</p>", "<p>$X_2$</p>", "<p>$X_3$</p>", "<p>$X_4$</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "prompt": "<p>Which predictor variable would you exclude from the model before re-fitting in Minitab?</p>", "distractors": ["", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": false, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": "mm", "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>A multiple linear regression model of the form:</p>\n<p>\\[Y=\\beta_0+\\beta_1X_1+ \\beta_2X_2+\\beta_3X_3+\\beta_4X_4+\\epsilon \\]</p>\n<p>is fitted to some data in Minitab. The following table shows estimates of the parameters with associated $p$-values.</p>\n<div id=\"table\">{table(data,[\"Parameter\",\"Estimate\",\"p-Value\"])}</div>", "tags": ["ACE2013", "checked2015"], "rulesets": {}, "preamble": {"css": "/* left-align variables */\n#table td:first-child, #table th:first-child {\n  text-align: center;\n}", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "<p><strong>09/02/2014:</strong></p>\n<p>First draft finished.</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>A multiple linear regression model of the form:</p>\n<p>\\[Y=\\beta_0+\\beta_1X_1+ \\beta_2X_2+\\beta_3X_3+\\beta_4X_4+\\epsilon \\]</p>\n<p>is fitted to some data in Minitab which generates a table showing estimates of the parameters with associated $p$-values. Determine which variable to exclude first.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p>You would choose to exclude the predictor variable which had the largest p-value.</p>\n<p>In this example we see that &nbsp;$X_{\\var{v}}$ has the largest $p$-value $\\var{m}$ and &nbsp;and we would exclude it as $\\var{m}&gt;0.05$.</p>\n<p></p>"}, {"name": "Calculate centred moving averages", "extensions": [], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}], "variable_groups": [], "variables": {"tol": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "0", "description": "", "name": "tol"}, "tothere3": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "if(ch=3,random(\"Mesa 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($T=1$ for 7/4/08, &nbsp;$T=2$ for 8/4/08, &nbsp;$T=3$ for 10/4/08 etc.)</p>\n<p>You may use the following summaries:</p>\n<p>$\\sum t=88,\\;\\;\\sum y=\\var{summa},\\;\\;\\sum ty=\\var{sumty},\\;\\; \\sum t^2=814,\\;\\;\\sum y^2=\\var{sumysquared}$.</p>\n<p>Estimate for $\\beta= \\;$[[0]] (estimate to 2 decimal places).</p>\n<p>Estimate for $\\alpha= \\;$[[1]] (estimate to 2 decimal places). Use the estimate for $\\beta$ to 2 decimal places to estimate $\\alpha$.</p>", "unitTests": [], "showFeedbackIcon": true, "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "estbe-tol", "maxValue": "estbe+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 1, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "estal-tol", "maxValue": "estal+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 1, "showFeedbackIcon": true}], "type": "gapfill", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0, "sortAnswers": false}, {"customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "prompt": "<p>Complete the following table, showing the seasonal deviations and seasonal means for each day of the week:</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><th align=\"left\"></th><th>Mon</th><th>Tues</th><th>Thur</th><th>Fri</th><th>Sat</th></tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">7/4/08</th>\n<td>*</td>\n<td>*</td>\n<td>[[0]]</td>\n<td>[[1]]</td>\n<td>[[2]]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">14/4/08</th>\n<td>[[3]]</td>\n<td>[[4]]</td>\n<td>[[5]]</td>\n<td>[[6]]</td>\n<td>[[7]]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">21/4/08</th>\n<td>[[8]]</td>\n<td>[[9]]</td>\n<td>[[10]]</td>\n<td>*</td>\n<td>*</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">Seasonal Mean</th>\n<td>[[11]]</td>\n<td>[[12]]</td>\n<td>[[13]]</td>\n<td>[[14]]</td>\n<td>[[15]]</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Input all entries to 2 decimal places.</p>", "unitTests": [], "showFeedbackIcon": true, "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sdth1", "maxValue": "sdth1", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sdf1", "maxValue": "sdf1", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sds1", "maxValue": "sds1", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sdm2", "maxValue": "sdm2", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sdt2", "maxValue": "sdt2", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sdth2", "maxValue": "sdth2", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sdf2", "maxValue": "sdf2", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sds2", "maxValue": "sds2", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sdm3", "maxValue": "sdm3", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sdt3", "maxValue": "sdt3", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sdth3", "maxValue": "sdth3", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sam", "maxValue": "sam", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sat", "maxValue": "sat", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sath-tol", "maxValue": "sath+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "saf", "maxValue": "saf", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sas", "maxValue": "sas", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.25, "showFeedbackIcon": true}], "type": "gapfill", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0, "sortAnswers": false}, {"customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "prompt": "<p>Calculate the (unadjusted) seasonal effects for each day of the week: (input all your answers to 2 decimal places).</p>\n<p>Seasonal effect for Monday: &nbsp; $S_M=\\;$ &nbsp; &nbsp;[[0]] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Seasonal effect for Tuesday: &nbsp; $S_T=\\;$ [[1]]</p>\n<p>Seasonal effect for Thursday: &nbsp; $S_{Thu}=\\;$ &nbsp;[[2]] &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Seasonal effect for Friday: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;$S_F=\\;$ [[3]]</p>\n<p>Seasonal effect for Saturday: &nbsp; &nbsp;$S_{Sa}=\\;$ [[4]]</p>\n<p></p>", "unitTests": [], "showFeedbackIcon": true, "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sm-tol", "maxValue": "sm+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.5, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "st-tol", "maxValue": "st+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.5, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sth-tol", "maxValue": "sth+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.5, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "sf-tol", "maxValue": "sf+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.5, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "ss-tol", "maxValue": "ss+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.5, "showFeedbackIcon": true}], "type": "gapfill", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0, "sortAnswers": false}, {"customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "prompt": "<p>Calculate the<em><strong> adusted</strong></em> seasonal effects for each day of the week: (input all your answers to 2 decimal places).</p>\n<p>Adjusted seasonal effect for Monday: &nbsp; $S_M=\\;$ &nbsp; &nbsp;[[0]] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Adjusted seasonal effect for Tuesday: &nbsp; $S_T=\\;$ [[1]]</p>\n<p>Adjusted seasonal effect for Thursday: &nbsp; $S_{Thu}=\\;$ &nbsp;[[2]] &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Adjusted seasonal effect for Friday: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;$S_F=\\;$ [[3]]</p>\n<p>Adjusted seasonal effect for Saturday: &nbsp; &nbsp;$S_{Sa}=\\;$ [[4]]</p>\n<p></p>", "unitTests": [], "showFeedbackIcon": true, "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "asm-tol", "maxValue": "asm+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.5, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "ast-tol", "maxValue": "ast+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.5, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "asth-tol", "maxValue": "asth+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.5, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "asf-tol", "maxValue": "asf+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.5, "showFeedbackIcon": true}, {"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "ass-tol", "maxValue": "ass+tol", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0.5, "showFeedbackIcon": true}], "type": "gapfill", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0, "sortAnswers": false}, {"customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "prompt": "<p>Use the regression equation in part 2 and the adjusted seasonal effects in part 5 to forecast the number of orders on {thisdate}</p>\n<p>Estimated orders on {thisdate} = ?[[0]] &nbsp;(input to the nearest whole number)</p>", "unitTests": [], "showFeedbackIcon": true, "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "mustBeReduced": false, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "minValue": "estord-tol1", "maxValue": "estord+tol1", "unitTests": [], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 2, "showFeedbackIcon": true}], "type": "gapfill", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0, "sortAnswers": false}], "statement": "<p>{This} has recently opened for business and is open&nbsp; 5 days a week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The number of orders each day during the first three weeks of business is shown below:</p>\n<p>{table([[\"7/4/08\",{m1},{t1},{th1},{f1},{s1}],[\"14/4/08\",{m2},{t2},{th2},{f2},{s2}],[\"21/4/08\",{m3},{t3},{th3},{f3},{s3}]],[\" \",\"Mon\",\"Tues\",\"Thur\",\"Fri\",\"Sat\"])}</p>\n<p></p>", "tags": ["checked2015", "forecasting", "moving averages", "regression", "seasonal adjustments", "seasonality", "statistics", "time series"], "rulesets": {}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Moving averages, regression and seasonal adjustments.</p>"}, "advice": "<p>a)</p>\n<p>&nbsp;The completed moving average table is as follows:</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><th align=\"left\"></th><th>Mon</th><th>Tues</th><th>Thur</th><th>Fri</th><th>Sat</th></tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">7/4/08</th>\n<td>*</td>\n<td>*</td>\n<td>$\\var{mth1}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{mf1}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{ms1}$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">14/4/08</th>\n<td>$\\var{mm2}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{mt2}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{mth2}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{mf2}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{ms2}$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">21/4/08</th>\n<td>$\\var{mm3}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{mt3}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{mth3}$</td>\n<td>*</td>\n<td>*</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>b)</p>\n<p>The mean value of $T$ is $\\overline{t}=\\frac{3+4+\\cdots+13}{11}=\\frac{88}{11}=8$.</p>\n<p>The mean value of $Y$ is $\\overline{y}=\\frac{\\var{summa}}{11}=\\var{meany}$.</p>\n<p>We have:</p>\n<p>\\[\\begin{align}S_{TY}&amp;=\\sum ty-11\\overline{t}\\overline{y}=\\var{sumty}-11\\times 8 \\times\\var{ meany}\\\\<br/>S_{YY}&amp;=\\sum y^2-11\\overline{y}^2=\\var{sumysquared}-11\\var{meany}^2=\\var{syy}\\\\<br/>S_{TT}&amp;=\\sum t^2-11\\overline{t}^2=814-11\\times 64=110<br/>\\end{align}\\]</p>\n<p>Estimate for $\\beta$ is $\\frac{S_{TY}}{S_{TT}}=\\var{testbe}=\\var{estbe}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Estimate for $\\alpha$ is $\\overline{y}-\\beta\\overline{t}=\\var{meany}-\\var{estbe}\\times\\var{meant}=\\var{testal}=\\var{estal}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>So the linear regression equation is $Y=\\simplify{{estal}+{estbe}T}+\\epsilon$ coefficients to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>c)</p>\n<p>The following table shows the calculated seasonal deviations and seasonal means for each day of the week. These are obtained by taking the moving average data away from the original data on orders. The seasonal means for the days are obtained by taking the means in each column.</p>\n<p></p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><th align=\"left\"></th><th>Mon</th><th>Tues</th><th>Thur</th><th>Fri</th><th>Sat</th></tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">7/4/08</th>\n<td>*</td>\n<td>*</td>\n<td>$\\var{sdth1}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sdf1}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sds1}$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">14/4/08</th>\n<td>$\\var{sdm2}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sdt2}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sdth2}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sdf2}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sds2}$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">21/4/08</th>\n<td>$\\var{sdm3}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sdt3}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sdth3}$</td>\n<td>*</td>\n<td>*</td>\n</tr>\n<tr><th align=\"left\">Seasonal Mean</th>\n<td>$\\var{sam}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sat}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sath}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{saf}$</td>\n<td>$\\var{sas}$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>d) The seasonal effects for each day of the week are calculated by first finding the means of all the seasonal deviations found in the last table (not including the seasonal means in the last row). Then you take this away from the seasonal mean for each day.</p>\n<p>We find that the mean of the seasonal deviations is:</p>\n<p>\\[\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{({sdth1} + {sdf1} + {sds1} + {sdm2} + {sdt2} + {sdth2} + {sdf2} + {sds2} + {sdm3} + {sdt3} + {sdth3}) / 11} = \\var{om}\\]to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>{comm}</p>\n<p>Seasonal effect for Monday: $S_M=\\;\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{sam}-{om}}=\\var{sm}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Seasonal effect for Tuesday: $S_T=\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{sat}-{om}}=\\var{st}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Seasonal effect for Thursday: $S_{Thu}=\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{sath}-{om}}=\\var{sth}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Seasonal effect for Friday: $S_F=\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{saf}-{om}}=\\var{sf}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Seasonal effect for Saturday: $S_{Sa}=\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{sas}-{om}}=\\var{ss}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>e)</p>\n<p>We further adjust the seasonal effects for each day by finding the mean of the seasonal effects we have just found and then taking this away from each of the seasonal effects.</p>\n<p>We find that the mean of the seasonal deviations is:</p>\n<p>\\[\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{({sm} + {st} + {sth} + {sf} + {ss} ) / 5} = \\var{ms}\\] to 3 decimal places.</p>\n<p>{comm1}</p>\n<p>Adjusted seasonal effect for Monday $\\;=\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{sm}-{ms}}=\\var{asm}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Adjusted seasonal effect for Tuesday$\\;=\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{st}-{ms}}=\\var{ast}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Adjusted seasonal effect for Thursday$\\;=\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{sth}-{ms}}=\\var{asth}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Adjusted seasonal effect for Friday$\\;=\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{sf}-{ms}}=\\var{asf}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Adjusted seasonal effect for Saturday $\\;=\\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{ss}-{ms}}=\\var{ass}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>f)</p>\n<p>We use the regression equation 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"maxValue": "me1", "minValue": "me1", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "est11", "minValue": "est11", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "me1", "minValue": "me1", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "me2", "minValue": "me2", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "est12", "minValue": "est12", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "me2", "minValue": "me2", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "est22", "minValue": "est22", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "me2", "minValue": "me2", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Write down the full estimated AR(1) and AR(2) models:</p>\n<p>$\\text{AR(1)}:\\;\\;Y_t=a_1+b_1(Y_{t-1}-c_1)+\\epsilon_t$</p>\n<p>Find $a_1=\\;$[[0]] &nbsp; &nbsp;$b_1=\\;$[[1]] &nbsp; &nbsp;$c_1=\\;$[[2]]</p>\n<p>$\\text{AR(2)}:\\;\\;Y_t=a_2+b_2(Y_{t-1}-c_2)+d_2(Y_{t-2}-e_2)+\\epsilon_t$</p>\n<p>Find $a_2=\\;$[[3]], &nbsp; &nbsp;$b_2=\\;$[[4]], &nbsp; $c_2=\\;$[[5]], &nbsp; $d_2=\\;$[[6]], &nbsp; $e_2=\\;$[[7]]</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>{Correct21}</p>", "<p>{Flse121}</p>", "<p>{Flse221}</p>", "<p>{Flse321}</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": true, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": [1, 0, 0, 0], "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>retain this hypothesis</p>", "<p>reject this hypothesis</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", ""], "shuffleChoices": true, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": [0, 1], "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>{Correct22}</p>", "<p>{Flse122}</p>", "<p>{Flse222}</p>", "<p>{Flse322}</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": true, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": [1, 0, 0, 0], "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>{Correctr22}</p>", "<p>{Flser22}</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", ""], "shuffleChoices": true, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": [1, 0], "marks": 0}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>For the AR(2) fit, choose one of the following:</p>\n<p>1) For the null hypothesis $\\text{H}_0:\\;\\alpha_1=0$ &nbsp;there is:</p>\n<p>[[0]]</p>\n<p>So we:</p>\n<p>[[1]]</p>\n<p>2) For the null hypothesis $\\text{H}_0:\\;\\alpha_2=0$ &nbsp;there is:</p>\n<p>[[2]]</p>\n<p>So we:</p>\n<p>[[3]]</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>{Correct11}</p>", "<p>{Flse111}</p>", "<p>{Flse211}</p>", "<p>{Flse311}</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", "", "", ""], "shuffleChoices": true, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": [1, 0, 0, 0], "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>retain this hypothesis</p>", "<p>reject this hypothesis</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "distractors": ["", ""], "shuffleChoices": true, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": [0, 1], "marks": 0}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>For the AR(1) fit, choose one of the following:</p>\n<p>For the null hypothesis $\\text{H}_0:\\;\\alpha_1=0$ &nbsp;there is:</p>\n<p>[[0]]</p>\n<p>So we:</p>\n<p>[[1]]</p>\n<p></p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"displayType": "radiogroup", "choices": ["<p>{Correct}</p>", "<p>{Flse}</p>"], "displayColumns": 0, "prompt": "<p>Which of the two models seems most appropriate here?</p>", "distractors": ["", ""], "shuffleChoices": true, "scripts": {}, "minMarks": 0, "type": "1_n_2", "maxMarks": 0, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "matrix": [1, 0], "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "forc+tol", "minValue": "forc-tol", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Using the most appropriate model as identified in the last part, forecast the next value in the series if the last value was $\\var{thismany}$ {an} $\\var{that}$.</p>\n<p>Forecast= [[0]] (enter to 2 decimal places.)</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>Minitab was used to fit both an AR(1) model and an AR(2) to a stationary series. The following table summarises the results obtained:</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<th colspan=\"2\">AR(1) Model</th><th colspan=\"2\">AR(2) Model</th></tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Parameter</td>\n<td>Estimate</td>\n<td>p-Value</td>\n<td>Estimate</td>\n<td>p-Value</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>$\\alpha_1$</td>\n<td>{est11}</td>\n<td>{p11}</td>\n<td>{est12}</td>\n<td>{p12}</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>$\\alpha_2$</td>\n<td>$\\ldots$</td>\n<td>$\\ldots$</td>\n<td>{est22}</td>\n<td>{p22}</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>$\\mu$</td>\n<td>{me1}</td>\n<td>$\\ldots$</td>\n<td>{me2}</td>\n<td>$\\ldots$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>", "tags": ["ACE2013", "AR(1)", "AR(1) model", "AR(2)", "AR(2) model", "ARMA", "autoregression", "autoregressive", "checked2015", "forecast", "forecasting", "Minitab output", "minitab output", "models", "p values", "stationary series", "stationary time series", "statistics", "time series"], "rulesets": {}, "preamble": {"css": ".minitab {\nfont-family: 'Courier', monospace;\n}", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "<p><strong>23/03/2014:</strong></p>\n<p>Created.</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Minitab was used to fit both an AR(1) model and an AR(2) to a stationary series. A &nbsp;table is given summarising the results obtained from Minitab. Choose the most appropriate model and make a forecast based on that model.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p>a) Using the data given we have the models are given by:</p>\n<p><strong>AR(1):&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p>\\[Y_t=a_1+b_1(Y_{t-1}-c_1)+\\epsilon_t\\]</p>\n<p>where $a_1=\\var{me1},\\;\\;b_1=\\alpha_1=\\var{est11},\\;\\;c_1=\\var{me1}$</p>\n<p><strong>AR(2):</strong></p>\n<p>\\[Y_t=a_2+b_2(Y_{t-1}-c_2)+d_2(Y_{t-2}-e_2)+\\epsilon_t\\]</p>\n<p>where $a_2=\\var{me2},\\;\\;b_2=\\alpha_1=\\var{est12},\\;\\;c_2=\\var{me2},\\;\\;d_2=\\alpha_2=\\var{est22},\\;\\;e_2=\\var{me2}$</p>\n<p>b)</p>\n<p>Using the above diagram for making decisions on retaining or rejecting the hypotheses on the coefficients we see that:</p>\n<p><strong>For the AR(2) fit:</strong></p>\n<p>$\\var{est12}$ has a p-value of $\\var{p12}$ and so there is {Correct21} the hypothesis that $\\text{H}_0:\\;\\alpha_1=0$ . So we reject this hypothesis.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;$\\var{est22}$ has a p-value of $\\var{p22}$ and so there is {Correct22} the hypothesis that $\\text{H}_0:\\;\\alpha_2=0$ . So we {Correctr22}.</p>\n<p>c)</p>\n<p><strong>For the AR(1) fit:</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;$\\alpha_1=\\var{est11}$ has a p-value of $\\var{p11} \\lt \\var{q3}$ and so there is {Correct11} the hypothesis that&nbsp;&nbsp;$\\text{H}_0:\\;\\alpha_1=0$&nbsp;.</p>\n<p>So we reject this hypothesis.</p>\n<p>d)</p>\n<p>We see that since in either case we reject the hypothesis that $\\alpha_1=0$ , but that for the AR(2) model we {Correctr22} &nbsp;that $\\alpha_2=0$ &nbsp;, so we choose the {Correct} model as the most appropriate one.</p>\n<p>e)</p>\n<p>Using the {Correct} model we have the forecast for the next period:</p>\n<p>Forecast =$ \\simplify[all,!collectNumbers]{{me}+{p}({thismany}-{me})+{y}({thatmany}-{me})}=\\var{forc}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>"}, {"name": "Interpret Minitab output of AR(1) model", "extensions": [], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": 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"scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "me", "minValue": "me", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>The estimated model has the following form:</p>\n<p>\\[Y_t=a+b(Y_{t-1}-c)+\\epsilon_t\\]</p>\n<p>Find $a=\\;$[[0]] &nbsp; &nbsp;$b=\\;$[[1]] &nbsp; &nbsp;$c=\\;$[[2]]</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}, {"scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "fo2", "minValue": "fo2", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "fo3", "minValue": "fo3", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"showCorrectAnswer": true, "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "type": "numberentry", "maxValue": "fo4", "minValue": "fo4", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "marks": 1, "showPrecisionHint": false}], "type": "gapfill", "prompt": "<p>Use your model above to complete the following (edited ) output from Minitab:</p>\n<p><em>(Calculate each forecast to 2 decimal places, then use this value to 2 decimal places &nbsp;to calculate the next forecast.)</em></p>\n<p><em><br/></em>Forecast from period {per}:</p>\n<p></p>\n<table border=\"1\" class=\"minitab\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Period</td>\n<td>Forecast</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>{per+1}</td>\n<td>{fo}</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>{per+2}</td>\n<td>[[0]]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>{per+3}</td>\n<td>[[1]]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>{per+4}</td>\n<td>[[2]]</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p></p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0}], "statement": "<p>Minitab was used to fit an AR(1) model to a stationary series. The following output was obtained:</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>FINAL ESTIMATE OF PARAMETERS</p>\n<p><tablebody></tablebody></p>\n<table border=\"1\" class=\"minitab\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Type</td>\n<td>Coef</td>\n<td>SE Coef</td>\n<td>T</td>\n<td>P</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AR 1</td>\n<td>X</td>\n<td>{sea}</td>\n<td>2.18</td>\n<td>0.034</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Constant</td>\n<td>Y</td>\n<td>{sed}</td>\n<td>-0.12</td>\n<td>0.902</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mean</td>\n<td>{me}</td>\n<td>{mese}</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>", "tags": ["ACE2013", "AR(1)", "AR(1) model", "ARMA", "autoregression", "autoregressive", "checked2015", "forecast", "forecasting", "Minitab output", "minitab output", "models", "stationary series", "stationary time series", "statistics", "time series"], "rulesets": {}, "preamble": {"css": ".minitab {\nfont-family: 'Courier', monospace;\n}", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "<p><strong>22/03/2014:</strong></p>\n<p>Created.</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Minitab was used to fit an AR(1) model to a stationary time series. Given the output answer the following questions about the model and use the model to make forecasts.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p>a)</p>\n<p>From the table we have $\\displaystyle \\frac{X}{\\var{sea}}=2.18$.</p>\n<p>Hence we find $X=\\var{sea}\\times 2.18=\\var{a}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Similarly we have &nbsp;$\\displaystyle \\frac{Y}{\\var{sed}}=-0.12$</p>\n<p>Hence we find $Y=\\var{sed}\\times -0.12=\\var{c}$ to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>b)</p>\n<p>The model is&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\\[Y_t= \\var{me}+\\var{a}(Y_{t-1}-\\var{me})+\\epsilon_t.\\]</p>\n<p>So $a=\\var{me},\\;\\;b=\\var{a},\\;\\;c=\\var{me}$.</p>\n<p>c)</p>\n<p>Putting $Y_{\\var{per+1}}=\\var{fo1}$ we find:</p>\n<p>\\[Y_{\\var {per + 2}} = \\var{me} + \\var{a} &nbsp;(Y_{\\var{per + 1}} -\\var{me}) = \\var{me} + \\var{a} \\times (\\var{fo1} -\\var{me}) = \\var{fo2}\\] to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Using this value to 2dps we have:</p>\n<p>\\[Y_{\\var {per + 3}} = \\var{me} + \\var{a} &nbsp;(Y_{\\var{per + 2}} -\\var{me}) = \\var{me} + \\var{a} \\times (\\var{fo2} -\\var{me}) = \\var{fo3}\\] to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>Finally using this last value we have:</p>\n<p>\\[Y_{\\var {per + 4}} = \\var{me} + \\var{a} &nbsp;(Y_{\\var{per + 3}} -\\var{me}) = \\var{me} + \\var{a} \\times (\\var{fo3} -\\var{me}) = \\var{fo4}\\] to 2 decimal places.</p>\n<p>In summary we have.</p>\n<p>Forecast from period {per}:</p>\n<p></p>\n<table border=\"1\" class=\"minitab\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Period</td>\n<td>Forecast</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>{per+1}</td>\n<td>{fo1}</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>{per+2}</td>\n<td>{fo2}</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>{per+3}</td>\n<td>{fo3}</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>{per+4}</td>\n<td>{fo4}</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>"}], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "name": "Statistics for marketing and management", "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "type": "question", "metadata": {"licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "Questions used in a university course titled \"Statistics for marketing and management\""}, "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/697/"}], "extensions": ["jsxgraph", "stats"], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": []}