Linear regression & correlation worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = temperature in °C and y = ice creams sold. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. Find the intercept a.

n = 6
a =
2.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 slope b.

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

n = 5
r =
4.Medium
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = hours studied and y = exam score. Find Pearson's correlation coefficient r.

n = 6
r =
5.Hard
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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. A new observation (5.5, 73) is made. Find its residual e = y − ŷ.

n = 5(5.5, 73)
e =
6.Hard
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = temperature in °C and y = ice creams sold. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. Predict ŷ for x = 19.

n = 6x = 19
ŷ =

Answer key

  1. 1. a = −7.267
  2. 2. b = −1.6
  3. 3. r = 0.9878
  4. 4. r = 0.9952
  5. 5. e = 2.6
  6. 6. ŷ = 57.58

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