Linear regression & correlation worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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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. Find the intercept a.

n = 5
a =
2.Easy
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = hours studied and y = exam score. 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 6 paired observations of x = hours studied and y = exam score. Their sums are given. Find Pearson's correlation coefficient r from these sums.

n = 6Σx = 36Σy = 465Σx² = 286Σy² = 38843Σxy = 3229
r =
4.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 =
5.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 = 5.

n = 5x = 5
ŷ =
6.Hard
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = hours studied and y = exam score. Use the least-squares line ŷ = a + b·x. For which value x does the line predict ŷ = 73?

n = 6ŷ = 73
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Answer key

  1. 1. a = 47
  2. 2. a = 45.67
  3. 3. r = 0.9906
  4. 4. r² = 0.9869
  5. 5. ŷ = 13.15
  6. 6. x = 4.029

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