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The regression equation that models my data is y=-8E-06x3+0.0065x20.2306x+23.202. I chose to use a cubic function, because a cubic regression
was the best fit for my data with the highest r2 value. R2= 0.7988 describes a
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Jordan Jones
Kiker-Period 8
September 17, 2012
rather accurate and primarily positive correlation between the two variables.
This tells me that there could be a relationship between the number of
languages spoken in a country and the number of unreached people groups.
The y intercept of this function, (0, 23.202), means that many countries with
less than 100 living languages spoken also have less than 100 unreached
people groups. The slope of this function shows me that, with the exception
of the outlier, Indonesia, the data points roughly follow the trend that a
higher number of living languages spoken equates to more unreached
people groups.
Indonesia, with only 176 unreached people groups and 722 languages,
could have so few unreached people groups in comparison to the number of
spoken living languages for many reasons. One reason may be the location
of two Indonesian provinces in the west half of the divided island of New
Guinea. The Indonesian provinces of western New Guinea are adjacent to
Papua New Guinea, a country with only 23 of their 837 people groups
considered unreached and many people groups consisting of greater than or
equal to 10% evangelical Christian. When looking at a map of Indonesian
people groups, many of them live on the western side of the island of New
Guinea and, like their adjacent counterpart, have many people groups
greater than or equal to 10% evangelical Christian. This shows us that the
island of New Guinea has evangelical Christian influence that could possibly
spread to the surrounding parts of Indonesia. The comparatively low number
Jordan Jones
Kiker-Period 8
September 17, 2012
Jordan Jones
Kiker-Period 8
September 17, 2012
Jordan Jones
Kiker-Period 8
September 17, 2012
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Jordan Jones
Kiker-Period 8
September 17, 2012
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