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 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 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 the coefficient of determination r² of the least-squares line.

n = 5
r² =
4.Medium
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = load in kN and y = extension in mm. 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. Predict ŷ for x = 3.5.

n = 5x = 3.5
ŷ =
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 (2.5, 17) is made. Find its residual e = y − ŷ.

n = 5(2.5, 17)
e =

Answer key

  1. 1. a = 26
  2. 2. a = 25.6
  3. 3. r² = 0.9908
  4. 4. r = 0.9994
  5. 5. ŷ = 46.6
  6. 6. e = −5.3

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