Math Problem Statement

Disk drives have been getting larger. Their capacity is now often given in terabytes​ (TB) where 1 TBequals 1000 ​gigabytes, or about a trillion bytes. A survey of prices for external disk drives found the data shown to the right. Find and interpret value of Rsquared .

Capacity​ (in TB)

Price​ (in $)

0.080 21.00

0.120 26.45

0.300 45.45

0.360 57.55

1.0 119.45

2.0 246.99

4.0 393.00 Question content area bottom Part 1 What is the value of Upper R squared ​?

Solution

To find the value of R2R^2 (coefficient of determination), we need to perform a linear regression analysis. The value of R2R^2 tells us how well the regression line fits the data, and it represents the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable (Price) that can be explained by the independent variable (Capacity in TB).

Given the dataTo find the value of R2R^2 (coefficient of determination), we need to perform a linear regression analysis. The value of R2R^2 tells us how well the regression line fits the data, and it represents the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable (Price) that can be explained by the independent variable (Capacity in TB).

Given the

  • Capacity (TB): 0.080,0.120,0.300,0.360,1.0,2.0,4.00.080, 0.120, 0.300, 0.360, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0
  • Price ($): 21.00,26.45,45.45,57.55,119.45,246.99,393.0021.00, 26.45, 45.45, 57.55, 119.45, 246.99, 393.00

We will calculate the regression line and then determine the value of R2R^2. I'll proceed with these calculations now.The value of R2R^2 is approximately 0.9880.988.

Interpretation:

This means that about 98.8% of the variance in the price of disk drives can be explained by their capacity (in terabytes) using the linear regression model. This indicates a very strong linear relationship between the capacity and the price of the disk drives.

Would you like more details on how this value was calculated or how to interpret it?

Here are some related questions:

  1. What does an R2R^2 value close to 1 indicate in a regression analysis?
  2. How do outliers affect the value of R2R^2?
  3. What are the limitations of using R2R^2 as a measure of model fit?
  4. How can we determine if a linear model is the best fit for this data?
  5. What other metrics can we use to evaluate the performance of a regression model?

Tip: An R2R^2 value above 0.9 generally suggests a strong correlation, but always check for overfitting, especially with small datasets.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Statistics
Linear Regression
Coefficient of Determination (R^2)

Formulas

R^2 = 1 - (SS_res / SS_tot)
Linear regression: y = mx + b

Theorems

Least Squares Method
Coefficient of Determination

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 11-12