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A realtor in Arlington, Massachusetts, is analyzing the relationship between the

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A realtor in Arlington, Massachusetts, is analyzing the relationship between the sale price of a home (Price), its square footage (Sqft), the number of bedrooms (Beds), and the number of bathrooms (Baths). She collects data on 36 recent sales in Arlington in the first quarter of 2009 for the analysis. The data is shown in the accompanying table.

Price

Sqft

Beds

Baths

  840,000

2,768

4     

3.5     

  822,000

2,500

4     

2.5     

  713,000

2,400

3     

3.0     

  689,000

2,200

3     

2.5     

  685,000

2,716

3     

3.5     

  645,000

2,524

3     

2.0     

  625,000

2,732

4     

2.5     

  620,000

2,436

4     

3.5     

  587,500

2,100

3     

1.5     

  585,000

1,947

3     

1.5     

  583,000

2,224

3     

2.5     

  569,000

3,262

4     

2.0     

  546,000

1,792

3     

2.0  

540,000

1,488

3     

1.5     

  537,000

2,907

3     

2.5     

  516,000

1,951

4     

2.0     

  511,000

1,752

3     

1.5     

  510,000

1,727

3     

2.0     

  495,000

1,692

3     

2.0     

  463,000

1,714

3     

2.0     

  457,000

1,650

3     

2.0     

  451,000

1,685

3     

2.0     

  435,000

1,500

3     

1.5     

  431,700

1,896

2     

1.5

414,000  

1,182

2     

1.5     

  401,500

1,152

3     

1.0     

  399,000

1,383

4     

1.0     

  380,000

1,344

4     

2.0     

  380,000

1,272

3     

1.0     

  375,900

2,275

5     

1.0     

  372,000

1,005

2     

1.0     

  367,500

1,272

3     

1.0

356,500

1,431

2     

2.0     

  330,000

1,362

3     

1.0     

  330,000

1,465

3     

1.0  

307,500

850

1     

1.0

Estimate the model Price = 0 + 1Sqft + 2Beds + 3Baths + .

   

Predict the price of a 2,500 square-foot home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. (Round intermediate coefficient values to 2 decimal places. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Price

Sqft

Beds

Baths

  840,000

2,768

4     

3.5     

  822,000

2,500

4     

2.5     

  713,000

2,400

3     

3.0     

  689,000

2,200

3     

2.5     

  685,000

2,716

3     

3.5     

  645,000

2,524

3     

2.0     

  625,000

2,732

4     

2.5     

  620,000

2,436

4     

3.5     

  587,500

2,100

3     

1.5     

  585,000

1,947

3     

1.5     

  583,000

2,224

3     

2.5     

  569,000

3,262

4     

2.0     

  546,000

1,792

3     

2.0  

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

First of all we have to find the multiple regression model for the prediction of the prices for homes based on independent variables or explanatory variables such as square foot area of the home, number of bedrooms, and number of bathrooms. Required regression output by using excel is given as below:

Regression Statistics

Multiple R

0.850689001

R Square

0.723671776

Adjusted R Square

0.697766005

Standard Error

74984.98417

Observations

36

ANOVA

df

SS

MS

F

Significance F

Regression

3

4.71211E+11

1.5707E+11

27.9347709

4.59052E-09

Residual

32

1.79928E+11

5622747851

Total

35

6.51138E+11

Coefficients

Standard Error

t Stat

P-value

Lower 95%

Upper 95%

Intercept

153348.2664

57141.79374

2.6836446

0.01143313

36954.24193

269742.2909

Sqft

95.85594255

35.39974687

2.70781435

0.0107794

23.74901811

167.962867

Beds

556.8906656

20280.31276

0.02745967

0.97826365

-40752.75444

41866.53577

Baths

92022.91259

25012.29756

3.67910674

0.00085465

41074.52992

142971.2953

Part a

The estimated model for dependent variable price is given as below:

Price = 153348.2664 + 95.85594255*Sqft + 556.8906656*Beds + 92022.91259*Baths

Table for coefficients is given as below:

Coefficients

Intercept

153348.2664

Sqft

95.85594255

Beds

556.8906656

Baths

92022.91259

Part c

Here, we have to predict the value for price for a given values as below:

Square foot = Sqft = 2500

Beds = 3

Baths = 2

Price = 153348.2664 + 95.85594255*Sqft + 556.8906656*Beds + 92022.91259*Baths

Price = 153348.2664 + 95.85594255*2500 + 556.8906656*3 + 92022.91259*2

Price = 578704.62

Predicted price = $578704.62

Regression Statistics

Multiple R

0.850689001

R Square

0.723671776

Adjusted R Square

0.697766005

Standard Error

74984.98417

Observations

36

ANOVA

df

SS

MS

F

Significance F

Regression

3

4.71211E+11

1.5707E+11

27.9347709

4.59052E-09

Residual

32

1.79928E+11

5622747851

Total

35

6.51138E+11

Coefficients

Standard Error

t Stat

P-value

Lower 95%

Upper 95%

Intercept

153348.2664

57141.79374

2.6836446

0.01143313

36954.24193

269742.2909

Sqft

95.85594255

35.39974687

2.70781435

0.0107794

23.74901811

167.962867

Beds

556.8906656

20280.31276

0.02745967

0.97826365

-40752.75444

41866.53577

Baths

92022.91259

25012.29756

3.67910674

0.00085465

41074.52992

142971.2953

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