Math Problem Statement

Problem 4. An experiment was carried out to study the variation of the specific heat H in calories per gram of a certain compound with T, its temperature in degrees Celsius. The Summary statistics for the data are: Xt = 900,

Xh = 20.16, Xt 2 = 71000, Xh 2 = 33.8894,

Xth = 1519.9.

(i) Obtain the analysis of variance (ANOVA) table. (ii) Hence, test the hypothesis that the slope parameter is equal to zero, and comment on your result.

Solution

Given Information:

  • XtX_t (mean of temperature, TT) = 900
  • XhX_h (mean of specific heat, HH) = 20.16
  • Xt2X_t^2 (sum of squares of temperature, T2T^2) = 71,000
  • Xh2X_h^2 (sum of squares of specific heat, H2H^2) = 33.8894
  • XthX_{th} (sum of products of temperature and specific heat, T×HT \times H) = 1519.9

We need to address two parts of the problem:

  1. ANOVA Table for the regression analysis.
  2. Test the hypothesis that the slope parameter β1\beta_1 is equal to zero.

Step 1: Calculate the required sums of squares and components for the ANOVA table.

Regression Equation:

We are assuming the linear regression model: H=β0+β1T+ϵH = \beta_0 + \beta_1 T + \epsilon Where HH is the specific heat and TT is the temperature.

The ANOVA table will help assess the goodness of fit of the regression model. It will include the following components:

  • Total Sum of Squares (SST): SST=(HiHˉ)2SST = \sum (H_i - \bar{H})^2 This is the variation in the observed values of HH.

  • Regression Sum of Squares (SSR): SSR=(Hi^Hˉ)2SSR = \sum (\hat{H_i} - \bar{H})^2 This represents the portion of total variation explained by the regression model.

  • Residual Sum of Squares (SSE): SSE=SSTSSRSSE = SST - SSR This represents the portion of variation unexplained by the regression model.

Let's start with the computation of the slope β1\beta_1 and intercept β0\beta_0.

Step 1: Slope (β1\beta_1) and Intercept (β0\beta_0)

Using the formula for the slope β1\beta_1 and the intercept β0\beta_0 for simple linear regression: β1=nTHTHnT2(T)2\beta_1 = \frac{n \sum T H - \sum T \sum H}{n \sum T^2 - (\sum T)^2} β0=Hˉβ1Tˉ\beta_0 = \bar{H} - \beta_1 \bar{T} Where nn is the number of data points, and Tˉ\bar{T}, Hˉ\bar{H} are the sample means of TT and HH, respectively.

Step 2: ANOVA Table Structure

The ANOVA Table will have the following columns:

  1. Source of Variation: "Regression", "Residual", and "Total".
  2. Sum of Squares (SS): The computed sums of squares (SST, SSR, SSE).
  3. Degrees of Freedom (df):
    • Regression df = 1
    • Residual df = n2n - 2 (since one degree of freedom is lost for estimating the intercept and slope).
    • Total df = n1n - 1.
  4. Mean Square (MS): MS=SSdfMS = \frac{SS}{df}.
  5. F-Statistic: F=MSRegressionMSResidualF = \frac{MS_{\text{Regression}}}{MS_{\text{Residual}}}.

We need to compute each part to fill in the table.


Step 2: Hypothesis Testing for the Slope

The hypothesis we are testing is:

  • H0:β1=0H_0: \beta_1 = 0 (No linear relationship between TT and HH)
  • H1:β10H_1: \beta_1 \neq 0 (There is a linear relationship)

The test statistic for testing the slope is: t=β1^SEβ1^t = \frac{\hat{\beta_1}}{SE_{\hat{\beta_1}}} Where SEβ1^SE_{\hat{\beta_1}} is the standard error of the slope estimate.

The standard error SEβ1^SE_{\hat{\beta_1}} is computed as: SEβ1^=SSE(n2)(TiTˉ)2SE_{\hat{\beta_1}} = \sqrt{\frac{SSE}{(n - 2) \cdot \sum (T_i - \bar{T})^2}}

We will test the hypothesis at a significance level α\alpha (commonly 0.05). If the p-value is less than α\alpha, we reject H0H_0 and conclude that there is a significant linear relationship.


To Proceed:

To calculate the ANOVA table and hypothesis test, we would need the number of data points, nn, to proceed with the calculations. Could you provide the number of data points, or any additional details such as the raw data?

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Linear Regression
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Hypothesis Testing

Formulas

SST = Σ(Hi - H̄)²
SSR = Σ(Ĥi - H̄)²
SSE = SST - SSR
β1 = (nΣ(TiHi) - ΣTiΣHi) / (nΣ(Ti²) - (ΣTi)²)
β0 = H̄ - β1T̄
F = MS_Regression / MS_Residual
t = β1 / SE_β1
SE_β1 = √(SSE / ((n-2)Σ(Ti - T̄)²))

Theorems

F-Test in Regression
t-Test for Slope Parameter in Linear Regression

Suitable Grade Level

Undergraduate (Statistics or Applied Mathematics)