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1987   »   42nd Vuelta a España (SPP)

Stage 22 (Final)   »   Alcalá de Henares  ›  Madrid   (173km)
1987 | Stage 22 (Final)
Alcalá de Henares › Madrid (173km)
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Regression line on weight and result

With regression analysis we can check if there is a relationship between a dependent (also called outcome variable) and an independent variable. In this statistic, the relationship between the weight of a rider and the result (outcome) is investigated.

The formula for the regression line on the riders in the result is as follows:

This means that on average for every extra kilogram weight a rider loses [a] positions in the result.