Linear regression & correlation worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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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. Find the slope b.

n = 6
b =
2.Easy
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The table gives 6 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 = 6
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 5 paired observations of x = hours studied and y = exam score. Find the coefficient of determination r² of the least-squares line.

n = 5
r² =
5.Hard
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = temperature in °C and y = ice creams sold. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. A new observation (21.5, 47) is made. Find its residual e = y − ŷ.

n = 5(21.5, 47)
e =
6.Hard
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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. Predict ŷ for x = 7.

n = 5x = 7
ŷ =

Answer key

  1. 1. b = −2.314
  2. 2. a = 3.067
  3. 3. r = 0.9968
  4. 4. r² = 0.9683
  5. 5. e = −2.3
  6. 6. ŷ = 31.9

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