Linear regression & correlation worksheet with answers

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1.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 slope b.

n = 6
b =
2.Easy
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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. Find the slope b.

n = 6
b =
3.Medium
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The table gives 6 paired observations of x = temperature in °C and y = ice creams sold. Find Pearson's correlation coefficient r.

n = 6
r =
4.Medium
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = car age in years and y = price in k€. Find Pearson's correlation coefficient r.

n = 5
r =
5.Hard
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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. For which value x does the line predict ŷ = 14?

n = 6ŷ = 14
x =
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 (4.5, 16) is made. Find its residual e = y − ŷ.

n = 5(4.5, 16)
e =

Answer key

  1. 1. b = 4.4
  2. 2. b = 5.629
  3. 3. r = 0.9785
  4. 4. r = −0.9428
  5. 5. x = 5.406
  6. 6. e = 3.4

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