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 intercept a.

n = 6
a =
2.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 =
3.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 =
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 = car age in years and y = price 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 6 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 = 9.

n = 6x = 9
ŷ =

Answer key

  1. 1. a = 45.02
  2. 2. a = 36.4
  3. 3. r = 0.9954
  4. 4. r² = 0.7669
  5. 5. ŷ = 21
  6. 6. ŷ = 33.6

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