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Solve the following problem :
Fit a trend line to data by the method of least squares.
| Year | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
| Number of boxes (in ten thousands) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
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Solution
In the given problem, n = 8 (even), two middle t – values are 1980 and 1981, h – 1
u = `"t - mean of two middle values"/("h"/2) = ("t" - 1980.5)/(1/2)` = 2(t – 1980.5)
We obtain the following table.
| Year t |
No. of boxes (in ten thousands) yt |
u = 2(t – 1980.5) | u2 | uyt | Trend Value |
| 1977 | 1 | –7 | 49 | –7 | 1.5836 |
| 1978 | 0 | –5 | 25 | 0 | 2.5240 |
| 1979 | 3 | –3 | 9 | –9 | 3.4644 |
| 1980 | 8 | –1 | 1 | –8 | 4.4048 |
| 1981 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5.3452 |
| 1982 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.2856 |
| 1983 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 7.2260 |
| 1984 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 56 | 8.1664 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 168 | 79 |
From the table, n = 8, `sumy_"t" = 39, sumu = 0, sumu^2 = 168,sumuy_"t" = 79`
The two normal equations are: `sumy_"t" = "na"' + "b"' sumu "and" sumuy_"t", = a'sumu + b'sumu^2`
∴ 39 = 8a' + b'(0) ...(i) and
79 = a'(0) + b'(168) ...(ii)
From (i), a' = `(39)/(8)` = 4.875
From (ii), b' = `(79)/(168)` = 0.4702
∴ The equation of the trend line is yt = a' + b'u
i.e., yt = 4.875 + 0.4702 u, where u = 2(t – 1980.5).
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| `sumx_t` =47 | `sumu`=0 | `sumu^2=60` | `square` |
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The normal equations are,
`sumx_t = na^' + b^' sumu` ...(1)
`sumux_t = a^'sumu + b^'sumu^2` ...(2)
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47 = 9a' + b' (0) ...(3)
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From equation (4), we get b' = `square`
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| `sumx_t=68` | - | `sumu=0` | `sumu^2=60` | `square` |
The equation of trend is xt =a'+ b'u.
The normal equations are,
`sumx_t=na^'+b^'sumu ...(1)`
`sumux_t=a^'sumu+b^'sumu^2 ...(2)`
Here, n = 9, `sumx_t=68,sumu=0,sumu^2=60,sumux_t=-44`
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68 = 9a' + b'(0) ...(3)
∴ a' = `square`
-44 = a'(0) + b'(60) ...(4)
∴ b' = `square`
The equation of trend line is given by
xt = `square`
