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 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 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 =
4.Medium
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The table gives 5 paired observations of x = hours studied and y = exam score. Find Pearson's correlation coefficient r.

n = 5
r =
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 (4.5, 67) is made. Find its residual e = y − ŷ.

n = 5(4.5, 67)
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 = 3.

n = 5x = 3
ŷ =

Answer key

  1. 1. b = 5.143
  2. 2. a = 2.933
  3. 3. r² = 0.9864
  4. 4. r = 0.9367
  5. 5. e = 4.45
  6. 6. ŷ = 8.85

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