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 = advertising spend in k€ and y = sales in k€. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. Find the slope b.

n = 6
b =
3.Medium
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The table gives 6 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 = 6
r² =
4.Medium
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = load in kN and y = extension in mm. Their sums are given. Find Pearson's correlation coefficient r from these sums.

n = 5Σx = 30Σy = 72Σx² = 220Σy² = 1252Σxy = 524
r =
5.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. A new observation (22.5, 103) is made. Find its residual e = y − ŷ.

n = 6(22.5, 103)
e =
6.Hard
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = hours studied and y = exam score. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. A new observation (6, 86) is made. Find its residual e = y − ŷ.

n = 5(6, 86)
e =

Answer key

  1. 1. a = 29
  2. 2. b = 4.1
  3. 3. r² = 0.9685
  4. 4. r = 0.9916
  5. 5. e = −4.167
  6. 6. e = 4.9

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