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Mousetrap Car http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ23q0QXPx0&t=1m25s http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu
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Torsional Stiffness of a Mousetrap Spring
0.4
0.3
0.2
T
= k
0
+ k
1
θ
0.1
0.5
1
θ (radians)
1.5
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Stress vs Strain in a Composite Material
3.0E+09
2.0E+09
1.0E+09
0.0E+00
0 0.005
0.01
Strain, ε (m/m)
0.015
=
E
0.02
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A Bone Scan http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu
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Radiation intensity from Technitium-99m http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu
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Trunnion-Hub Assembly http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu
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Thermal Expansion Coefficient Changes with Temperature?
-400 -300
7.00E-06
6.00E-06
5.00E-06
4.00E-06
3.00E-06
2.00E-06
-200
1.00E-06
-100
Temperature, o
F
0 100
α = a
0
+ a
1
T
+ a
2
T
2
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Close to half of the scores in a test given to a class are above the
A. average score
B. median score
C. standard deviation
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Given y
1
, y
2
, ……….. y n deviation is defined as
, the standard
1.
.
i n ∑
=
1 y i
−
2
[ y
]
/ n
2.
.
3.
.
i n ∑
=
1
−
2
[ y y
] n i
/ i n ∑
=
1
[ y i
− y
]
2
/( n
−
1 )
4.
.
i n ∑
=
1
[ y
− y
]
2 i
/( n
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Given
( x
1
,y
1
), ( x minimization of
2
,y
2
), ……….. ( x n
, y n
), best fitting data to y=f ( x ) by least squares requires
A. ) i n
=
1
y i
− f
( ) i
B. ) i n
=
1 y i
− f
( ) i
C. )
D. ) i n ∑
=
1
[ y i
− f i n
=
1
[ y i
− y
2 ]
,
( ) i
]
2 i n
=
1 y
= n y i
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The following data x y
1
1
20 30 40
400 800 1300 is regressed with least squares regression to a straight line to give y=-116+32.6x. The
observed value of y at x=20 is
1. -136
2. 400
3. 536
0% 0%
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0%
536
The following data x y
1
1
20 30 40
400 800 1300 is regressed with least squares regression to a straight line to give y=-116+32.6x. The
predicted value of y at x=20 is
1. -136
2. 400
3. 536
0% 0%
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536
The following data x y
1
1
20 30 40
400 800 1300 is regressed with least squares regression to a straight line to give y=-116+32.6x. The
residual of y at x=20 is
1. -136
2. 400
3. 536
0% 0%
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536
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1.
2.
3.
4.
When transforming the data to find the constants of the regression model
1 1 2 2
( x n
,y n
), y=ae bx to best fit ( x ,y ), ( x ,y ),……….. the sum of the square of the residuals that is minimized is i n ∑
=
1
( y i
− ae bx i
2
) i n
=
1 i n ∑
=
1
( ln(
( y y i i
−
)
− ln ln a a
−
− bx i bx i
)
2
)
2 i n
=
1
( ln( y i
)
− ln a
− b ln( x i
)
)
2
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When transforming the data for stress-strain curve for concrete in compression, where
σ = k
1
ε e
σ is the stress and
ε
− k
2
ε is the strain, the model is rewritten as
A. ) ln
σ = ln k
1
+ ln
ε − k
2
ε
B. )
C. ) ln ln
σ
ε
σ
ε
= ln k
−
1 k
2
ε
= ln k
1
+ k
2
ε
D. ) ln
σ = ln( k
1
ε
)
− k
2
ε
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The case where the coefficient of determination for regression of is one if n data pairs to a straight line
33% 33%
A. none of data points fall exactly on the straight line
33%
B. the slope of the straight line is zero
C. all the data points fall on the straight line
A.
B.
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C.
The case where the coefficient of determination for regression of n data pairs to a general straight line is zero if the straight line model
25% 25% 25% 25%
A. has zero intercept
B. has zero slope
C. has negative slope
D. has equal value for intercept and the slope
A.
B.
C.
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D.
The coefficient of determination varies between
A. -1 and 1
B. 0 and 1
C. -2 and 2
0% 0% d
1
0 an d
1
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0%
-2 an d
2
The correlation coefficient varies between
A. -1 and 1
B. 0 and 1
C. -2 and 2
0% 0% d
1
0 an d
1
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0%
-2 an d
2
If the coefficient of determination is 0.25, and the straight line regression model is y=2-0.81x, the correlation coefficient is
20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
A. -0.25
B. -0.50
C. 0.00
D. 0.25
E. 0.50
A.
B.
C.
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E.
If the coefficient of determination is 0.25, and the straight line regression model is y=2-0.81x, the strength of the correlation is
20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
A. Very strong
B. Strong
C. Moderate
D. Weak
E. Very Weak
A.
B.
C.
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D.
E.
If the coefficient of determination for a regression line is 0.81, then the percentage amount of the original uncertainty in the data explained by the regression model is
A. 9
B. 19
C. 81
0% 0%
9
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0%
81
The percentage of scaled residuals expected to be in the domain [-2,2] for an adequate regression model is
A. 85
B. 90
C. 95
D. 100
0% 0% 0%
90 95
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0%
100