Analysis of Bivariant Data

Hours of studying and mark on a test.

Weight of a person and blood pressure.

Income level and number of children in a family.

Correlation:
 positive or negative,
 Form: linear, exponential, parabolic...
 Strength: perfect, strong, moderate, weak, none

To measure the linear strength of bivariate data we use

the correlation coefficient, r -1 ≤ r ≤ 1

To get a linear equation to describe a correlation we can use

1. Line of best fit: get mean of the x’s and the y’s and then draw a line passing through this
point and that is close to the other points.
2. Use linear regression:
 Define the explanatory variable (hours of study) and response variable (test
result)
 Calculate the line that gives the smallest vertical deviations from the data. (least
squares method, PMCC). A calculator can do this.
 Thus, you will have the line and the r from your calculator.

We can use the model (linear, exp,…) to interpolate and extrapolate. Extrapolations are less
accurate, usually.

Correlation vs causality.
Correlation is only linear
Lurking variable
Spurious relationship.
Incorrect sampling method
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