Linear regression & correlation worksheet with answers

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1.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 =
2.Easy
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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. Find the intercept a.

n = 5
a =
3.Medium
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = load in kN and y = extension in mm. Find Pearson's correlation coefficient r.

n = 5
r =
4.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 =
5.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 (1.5, 49) is made. Find its residual e = y − ŷ.

n = 5(1.5, 49)
e =
6.Hard
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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. A new observation (3.5, 23) is made. Find its residual e = y − ŷ.

n = 5(3.5, 23)
e =

Answer key

  1. 1. b = 2.357
  2. 2. a = 1
  3. 3. r = 0.9899
  4. 4. r² = 0.9835
  5. 5. e = −4.65
  6. 6. e = 2.25

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