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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:

result = -0.5 * weight + 57

This means that on average for every extra kilogram weight a rider loses -0.5 positions in the result.
# Rider Weight (KG)
1 ROELANDTS Jürgen78
2 GREIPEL André80
3 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald75
4 VAN HUMMEL Kenny64
5 BOŽIČ Borut70
7 CHICCHI Francesco76
8 TANKINK Bram71
9 WESTPHAL Carlo75
10 LEEZER Tom76
11 HUTAROVICH Yauheni71
12 ENGOULVENT Jimmy82
13 KOPP David68
14 BAK Lars Ytting76
15 IVANOV Sergei73
16 HAMMOND Roger71
17 PRONK Matthé73
18 GOESINNEN Floris75
19 CAPELLI Ermano78
20 STEEGMANS Gert82
21 TURGOT Sébastien73
22 BODNAR Maciej77
23 FURLAN Angelo72
25 ALARCÓN Raúl72
26 HAYMAN Mathew78
27 GOSS Matthew70
28 LUND Anders65
29 HØJ Frank80
30 WAGNER Robert75
31 GUTIÉRREZ José Iván71
32 MANGEL Laurent83
33 WYNANTS Maarten74
34 DE GROOT Bram65
35 ROSSELER Sébastien78
36 ARAMENDIA Javier72
37 WILLEMS Frederik67
38 MARCATO Marco67
39 HERNÁNDEZ Aitor64