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Tour of Britain

(2.1)
2006»Stage 2»BlackpoolLiverpool(163km)

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 + 79

This means that on average for every extra kilogram weight a rider loses -0.5 positions in the result.
#RiderWeight (KG)
1 HAMMOND Roger71
2 VIERHOUTEN Aart71
3 DOWNING Russell64
4 CAVENDISH Mark70
5 VANLANDSCHOOT James67
6 CHICCHI Francesco76
7 RASMUSSEN Alex88
8 DEGANO Enrico68
9 WEISSINGER René74
10 HUNT Jeremy76
11 TJALLINGII Maarten81
12 KEISSE Iljo72
15 LISABETH Kenny75
16 BOONEN Tom82
17 PASAMONTES Luis72
18 CAPPELLE Andy71
19 GATES Nick71
20 GOSS Matthew70
22 OLIPHANT Evan66
23 POZZATO Filippo73
24 WILLEMS Frederik67
25 ROBERTS Luke71
26 SABIDO Hugo70
27 ROOIJAKKERS Piet68
28 ROESEMS Bert81
29 MATTAN Nico69
30 NUYENS Nick68
31 VANSUMMEREN Johan79
32 MANNING Paul76
33 BARBÉ Koen75
34 ALDAPE Moises Antonio62
35 SCHLECK Andy68
37 VEUCHELEN Frederik75
39 VANDE VELDE Christian69
40 ASTARLOA Igor61
41 PEDERSEN Martin62
42 STEENSEN André65
43 THIJS Erwin69
44 VAN BON Léon72
45 SINKEWITZ Patrik63
46 KROON Karsten67
47 PIIL Jakob Storm65
51 HUNTER Robert72
53 GOESINNEN Floris75
54 COX Ryan62
55 TEN DAM Laurens67
56 CRETSKENS Wilfried75
58 TSCHOPP Johann62
59 D'HOLLANDER Glenn74
60 TENNANT Andrew82
61 MERCKX Axel77
63 MOERENHOUT Koos74
66 CHRISTENSEN Mads69
67 ROGERS Michael74
68 MØRKØV Michael71
69 MCCARTY Jonathan Patrick68
70 KESSLER Matthias70
72 LANCASTER Brett78
73 VANSEVENANT Wim65
75 GARATE Juan Manuel62
76 NEWTON Christopher69
77 LLOYD Matthew62
78 CLARKE Jonathan68
80 LJUNGBLAD Jonas70
81 CLARKE Simon63
82 THOMAS Geraint71
83 STANNARD Ian83
84 SWIFT Ben69
86 CLANCY Edward79
87 PRIAMO Matteo72
89 COOKE Baden75