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Course Notes - Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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100m World Record Progression●●Time(seconds)9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.0●●● ●●●●● ●●●● ●●●●●1970 1980 1990 2000 2010Year• If we run ANOVA on this line we get a very significant result,suggesting the year can help predict the time, between the years<strong>of</strong> 1970-2010.Problem with extrapolation• We get the least square regression line <strong>of</strong>:ŷ = 24.7250 − 0.0075x• While the predictions in the near future seem reasonable,• What would a 100m time in 2050 be?ŷ = 24.7250 − 0.0075(2050) = 9.35• If we start getting too far away they get implausible.ŷ = 24.7250 − 0.0075(3000) = 2.225224

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