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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 + 76

This means that on average for every extra kilogram weight a rider loses -0.5 positions in the result.
# Rider Weight (KG)
1 IVANOV Sergei73
2 OLIPHANT Evan66
4 MANNING Paul76
5 PAOLINI Luca66
6 CAVENDISH Mark70
7 MIYAZAWA Takashi61
8 NUYENS Nick68
9 MICHAELSEN Lars79
11 BAUMANN Eric72
14 VANLANDSCHOOT James67
15 VEUCHELEN Frederik75
18 DE WAELE Bert71
20 THIJS Erwin69
22 MAZUR Peter73
24 GILING Bas72
25 BLAUDZUN Michael66
26 HAYLES Robert80
27 KEISSE Iljo72
29 VAN DE WALLE Jurgen74
30 DAY Benjamin68
31 POWER Ciarán68
32 WINN Julian70
34 SOUTHAM Tom69
35 ROGERS Michael74
36 CRETSKENS Wilfried75
38 SØRENSEN Chris Anker64
41 ARVESEN Kurt-Asle74
42 GILMORE Matthew67
44 BRAMMEIER Matt72
46 GABRIEL Frédéric60
47 FUKUSHIMA Shinichi62
48 CLANCY Edward79
49 NEWTON Christopher69
50 WILLEMS Frederik67
51 HAMMOND Roger71
54 DOWNING Russell64
58 GEORGE David61
66 WESEMANN Steffen72
68 STEINHAUSER Tobias72
69 DE GROOTE Thierry71
76 CLARKE Hilton70
78 CLARKE Jonathan68
79 SANTAROMITA Ivan58
80 BRAMATI Davide72
81 DEGANO Enrico68
82 COX Ryan62
84 SCHMITZ Bram77
85 MCCANN David73
87 VAN IMPE Kevin75
88 THOMAS Geraint71