Linear regression & correlation worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = car age in years and y = price in k€. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. Find the intercept a.

n = 5
a =
2.Easy
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = car age in years and y = price in k€. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. Find the intercept a.

n = 6
a =
3.Medium
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = advertising spend in k€ and y = sales in k€. Find the coefficient of determination r² of the least-squares line.

n = 6
r² =
4.Medium
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = load in kN and y = extension in mm. Find the coefficient of determination r² of the least-squares line.

n = 6
r² =
5.Hard
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = load in kN and y = extension in mm. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. Predict ŷ for x = 9.

n = 5x = 9
ŷ =
6.Hard
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = load in kN and y = extension in mm. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. Predict ŷ for x = 5.

n = 5x = 5
ŷ =

Answer key

  1. 1. a = 23.3
  2. 2. a = 27.87
  3. 3. r² = 0.9783
  4. 4. r² = 0.9671
  5. 5. ŷ = 36.95
  6. 6. ŷ = 8.35

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