4 The time taken for a fax machine to scan an A4 sheet of paper is dependent, in part, on the number of lines of print on the sheet. The table below shows, for each of a random sample of 8 sheets of A4 paper, the number, \(x\), of lines of print and the scanning time, \(y\) seconds, taken by the fax machine.
| Sheet | \(\mathbf { 1 }\) | \(\mathbf { 2 }\) | \(\mathbf { 3 }\) | \(\mathbf { 4 }\) | \(\mathbf { 5 }\) | \(\mathbf { 6 }\) | \(\mathbf { 7 }\) | \(\mathbf { 8 }\) |
| \(\boldsymbol { x }\) | 10 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 44 |
| \(\boldsymbol { y }\) | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
- Calculate the equation of the least squares regression line of \(y\) on \(x\).
- The following table lists some of the residuals for the regression line.
| Sheet | \(\mathbf { 1 }\) | \(\mathbf { 2 }\) | \(\mathbf { 3 }\) | \(\mathbf { 4 }\) | \(\mathbf { 5 }\) | \(\mathbf { 6 }\) | \(\mathbf { 7 }\) | \(\mathbf { 8 }\) |
| Residual | - 0.174 | 0.418 | | 0.085 | - 0.254 | 0.906 | | - 0.157 |
- Calculate the values of the residuals for sheets 3 and 7 .
- Hence explain what can be deduced about the regression line.
- The time, \(z\) seconds, to transmit an A4 page after scanning is given by:
$$z = 0.80 + 0.05 x$$
Estimate the total time to scan and transmit an A4 page containing:
- 15 lines of print;
- 75 lines of print.
In each case comment on the likely reliability of your estimate.