How well do professional golfers putt from different distances? Researchers collected data on the percent of putts made for various distances to the hole (in feet). Model: ln(percent made) vs. Distance Predictor Coef SE Coef T P Constant 4.6649 0.0825 56.511 0.0000 Distance -0.1091 0.0067 -16.24 0.0000 S = 0.160 R-sq = 0.939 R-Sq (adj) = 0.936 Calculate and interpret the residual for the point where the golfers made 31% of putts from 14 feet away. Enter all calculations below accurate to at least 2 decimal places.
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First, we need to calculate the predicted value. The regression equation is ln(percent made) = 4.6649 - 0.1091*Distance. So, if we plug in the distance of 14 feet, we get ln(predicted percent made) = 4.6649 - 0.1091*14 = 3.17. Show more…
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