MA207-B Spring 2008 Regression Modelling Project - Problem 9
Data on monthly non-trauma emergency room visits is available for 93 urban hospitals. For each hospital, the estimated number of uninsured individuals (in thousands) living within a 5 mile radius is available.
Use the data in your comma delimited file to construct a regression model that uses the estimated number of uninsured individuals within a 5 mile radius to predict monthly non-trauma emergency room visits.
You should answer the questions on the assignment page that apply to all problems.
For this specific problem, answer the following questions:
- How would you interpret the slope of the regression line in this problem?
- How would you interpret the intercept of the regression line in this problem?
- Were there any outliers or questionable data points? If so, how did you handle them?
- Did you use a log transform in this model? If so, explain why you chose to use a transform.