Linear regression & correlation worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = advertising spend in k€ and y = sales in k€. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. Find the slope b.

n = 5
b =
2.Easy
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = advertising spend in k€ and y = sales in k€. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. Find the intercept a.

n = 5
a =
3.Medium
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = temperature in °C and y = ice creams sold. Find Pearson's correlation coefficient r.

n = 6
r =
4.Medium
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = car age in years and y = price in k€. Find the coefficient of determination r² of the least-squares line.

n = 5
r² =
5.Hard
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = advertising spend in k€ and y = sales in k€. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. For which value x does the line predict ŷ = 107?

n = 6ŷ = 107
x =
6.Hard
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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. For which value x does the line predict ŷ = 15?

n = 6ŷ = 15
x =

Answer key

  1. 1. b = 3.5
  2. 2. a = 26.3
  3. 3. r = 0.9899
  4. 4. r² = 0.8989
  5. 5. x = 11.94
  6. 6. x = 3.815

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