Question 1
Shown below are rental and leasing revenue
figures for office machinery and equipment in the United
States over a seven-year period according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Use these data to run a linear
regression and then
forecast the rental and leasing revenue for the year 2012.
Year Rental and Leasing ($ millions)
2004 5,860
2005 6,632
2006 7,125
2007 6,000
2008 4,380
2009 3,326
2010 2,642
Stats - MathGuru, Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 1:38pm
Regression equation is in this format:
predicted y = a + bx
...where a = intercept and b = slope.
Determine the equation, then substitute 2012 for x to find predicted y (forecasting the rental and leasing revenue).
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To run a linear regression and forecast the rental and leasing revenue for the year 2012, we need to determine the equation using the given data.
Step 1: Calculate the mean of the x and y variables
x-bar (mean of years) = (2004 + 2005 + 2006 + 2007 + 2008 + 2009 + 2010) / 7 = 2008
y-bar (mean of rental and leasing revenue) = (5860 + 6632 + 7125 + 6000 + 4380 + 3326 + 2642) / 7 = 5306
Step 2: Calculate the deviations from the mean for both x and y
Year (x) Deviation from mean (x - x-bar) Revenue (y) Deviation from mean (y - y-bar)
2004 -4 5860 554
2005 -3 6632 1326
2006 -2 7125 1819
2007 -1 6000 694
2008 0 4380 -926
2009 1 3326 -1980
2010 2 2642 -2664
Step 3: Calculate the product of the deviations from the mean for each pair of x and y variables
Product of deviations = (x - x-bar)*(y - y-bar)
(-4)*(554) = -2216
(-3)*(1326) = -3978
(-2)*(1819) = -3638
(-1)*(694) = -694
(0)*(-926) = 0
(1)*(-1980) = -1980
(2)*(-2664) = -5328
Step 4: Calculate the sum of the products of deviations and sum of squared deviations from the mean for x
Sum of products of deviations = -2216 + -3978 + -3638 + -694 + 0 + -1980 + -5328 = -17834
Sum of squared deviations from the mean for x = (-4)^2 + (-3)^2 + (-2)^2 + (-1)^2 + (0)^2 + (1)^2 + (2)^2 = 28
Step 5: Calculate the slope (b) of the regression line
b = Sum of products of deviations / sum of squared deviations from the mean for x = -17834 / 28 = -637.64
Step 6: Calculate the intercept (a) of the regression line
a = y-bar - b * x-bar = 5306 - (-637.64*2008) = 5306 + 1279602.72 ≈ 1284908.72
Step 7: Determine the regression equation
predicted y = a + bx
predicted y = 1284908.72 - 637.64x
Step 8: Substitute 2012 for x in the regression equation to find the predicted y (forecasting the rental and leasing revenue for the year 2012)
predicted y = 1284908.72 - 637.64 * 2012
predicted y ≈ 1284908.72 - 1287100.68
predicted y ≈ -2191.96 million
Therefore, the forecasted rental and leasing revenue for the year 2012 is approximately $2,191.96 million.
To find the regression equation and forecast the rental and leasing revenue for the year 2012, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Organize the given data into two columns: "Year" and "Rental and Leasing ($ millions)".
Year | Rental and Leasing ($ millions)
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2004 | 5,860
2005 | 6,632
2006 | 7,125
2007 | 6,000
2008 | 4,380
2009 | 3,326
2010 | 2,642
Step 2: Calculate the mean (average) of the "Year" data and the mean of the "Rental and Leasing" data.
Mean of Year = (2004 + 2005 + 2006 + 2007 + 2008 + 2009 + 2010) / 7 = 2008
Mean of Rental and Leasing = (5860 + 6632 + 7125 + 6000 + 4380 + 3326 + 2642) / 7 ≈ 4976.43
Step 3: Calculate the deviations from the means for both the "Year" and "Rental and Leasing" data.
Year Deviation = Year - Mean of Year
Rental and Leasing Deviation = Rental and Leasing - Mean of Rental and Leasing
Year | Year Deviation | Rental and Leasing ($ millions) | Rental and Leasing Deviation
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2004 | -4 | 5860 | 884.57
2005 | -3 | 6632 | 1655.57
2006 | -2 | 7125 | 2148.57
2007 | -1 | 6000 | 1023.57
2008 | 0 | 4380 | -596.43
2009 | 1 | 3326 | -1650.43
2010 | 2 | 2642 | -2334.43
Step 4: Calculate the cross-product of the deviations: Sum(Year Deviation * Rental and Leasing Deviation) and Sum(Year Deviation^2).
Sum(Year Deviation * Rental and Leasing Deviation) = (-4 * 884.57) + (-3 * 1655.57) + (-2 * 2148.57) + (-1 * 1023.57) + (0 * -596.43) + (1 * -1650.43) + (2 * -2334.43) = -27092.14
Sum(Year Deviation^2) = (-4)^2 + (-3)^2 + (-2)^2 + (-1)^2 + (0)^2 + (1)^2 + (2)^2 = 28
Step 5: Calculate the slope (b) of the regression equation using the formula:
b = Sum(Year Deviation * Rental and Leasing Deviation) / Sum(Year Deviation^2) = -27092.14 / 28 ≈ -967.22
Step 6: Calculate the intercept (a) of the regression equation using the formula:
a = Mean of Rental and Leasing - (b * Mean of Year) = 4976.43 - (-967.22 * 2008) = 6940417.215
Step 7: Write the regression equation using the calculated values of a and b:
predicted y = a + bx = 6940417.215 + (-967.22)x
Step 8: Substitute 2012 for x in the regression equation to forecast the rental and leasing revenue for the year 2012.
predicted y = 6940417.215 + (-967.22 * 2012)
predicted y ≈ 6940417.215 - 1949356.64
predicted y ≈ 4991060.575
Therefore, the forecasted rental and leasing revenue for the year 2012 is approximately $4,991,060,575.