LAB Exercise No. 5
LAB Exercise No. 5
LAB Exercise No. 5
ULYSSES C. ARAO
INTRODUCTION
Carbon emissions per capita are measured as the total amount of carbon
dioxide emitted by the country as a consequence of all relevant human (production
and consumption) activities, divided by the population of the country. Carbon
emission is primarily the reason for the global greenhouse effect leading to climate
change.
In this exercise, simple linear regression will be used to test the hypothesis
above, that population, income, and literacy in a country influence the level of carbon
emissions in a country.
OBJECTIVES
PROCEDURE
1. Choose data from 10 countries on the following variables in the link provided:
a. Carbon emissions per capita (Y) (https://bit.ly/3eCSM2A)
b. Population (X1) (https://bit.ly/3f9V0FC)
c. Income (GDP) per capita (X2) (https://bit.ly/3w2Hvya)
d. Adult Literacy Rate (X3) (https://bit.ly/3oh9GHi)
2. Using an online calculator for simple linear regression
(https://bit.ly/3eCndWD), look for the y-intercept, slope, regression model, F-
test results, and the r2 (the square of the correlation coefficient) for the
following X and Y variables
a. Population (X) and carbon emission/capita (Y)
b. GDP/capita (X) and carbon emission/capita (Y)
c. Adult literacy rate (X) and carbon emission/capita (Y)
1. Table 1. Shows the data from 10 countries on the following variables provided in
the link given.
2. Table 2. Shows the y-intercept, slope, regression model, F-test results and the r2
(the square of the correlation coefficient) for the given X and Y variables.
In general, the pair of the population (X) and carbon emission/capita (Y) has no
significant regression models to each other. Adult literacy rate (X) and carbon
emission/capita variables are just in a moderate direct relationship with each
other.
And the most significant regression in the statistical results above is the GDP/capita
(X) and carbon emission/capita (Y) which has the highest number of r2 as well.
The table above interprets the slope of each pair of variables. To interpret it
generally, in every 1 unit of each of the variable (X) increase, the variable (Y) also
increases by its slope (b).
CONCLUSION
Linear regression may be used in different ways such as; to predict the
dependent variable (Y), estimate the effect of each independent variable (X) on the
dependent variable (Y), calculate the correlation between the dependent variable
and the independent variables and lastly, to test the linear model significance level.