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Correlation Problem
Correlation Problem
X 10 9 6 5 4 12 11 8 7 5 9 8 6 6 4
Y 23 22 15 15 10 26 26 26 21 16 12 19 16 16 11
• Use Graph Paper and Create a Scatter Plot for the Data
• Create a table which shows the x’s, y’s, xy, x^2 and y^2 and their column sums.
• Use a ruler and draw your Best Fit Line on your Scatter Plot using the y–intercept
and the point that you got for x =13Solution:
• Create a table which shows the x’s, y’s, xy, x^2 and y^2 and their
column sums.
x y xy x^2 y^2
10 23 230 100 529
9 22 198 81 484
6 15 90 36 225
5 15 75 25 225
4 10 40 16 100
12 26 312 144 676
11 26 286 121 676
8 26 208 64 676
7 21 147 49 441
5 16 80 25 256
9 12 108 81 144
8 19 152 64 361
6 16 96 36 256
6 16 96 36 256
4 11 44 16 121
column
sum: 110 274 2162 894 5426
• Calculate “r” for the Correlation.
= 2162 =894
=110 =5426
=274 = 15
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