revised 1/10/2007 12:01 PM

Soc709

Problem set 1

 

1.  a. Finish this problem we started in class by filling in each column and calculating the slope of the regression line and the intercept.

b. plot X, Y and the regression line. 

 

x

Y

( ) * ( )

 

1

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Find A and B and plot the data and the regression line.

 

2.  Fox, 5.2 e  (p.95)

 

3.  Fox 5.4 b & c

(If you use Stata for this question start this way:

clear

set obs 5

gen x=1

gen y=1

edit

* make changes, preserve, then follow pattern for question 1 from Stata lecture 1)