Mathematics of the modern

world
 Correlation
• Determines if there is a relationship between
variables and the strength of the relationship
 Sample problem
• A Statistics professor at a state university
wants to see how strong the relationship is
between a student’s score on a test and his or
her grade point average (GPA). The data
obtained from the sample follow

Test score (x) 98 105 100 100 106 95 116 112

GPA (y) 2.1 2.4 3.2 2.7 2.2 2.3 3.8 3.4
 Correlation
Subject Test score GPA (y) xy x^2 y^2
(x)
1 98 2.1 205.8 9604 4.41
2 105 2.4 252 11025 5.76
3 100 3.2 320 10000 10.24
4 100 2.7 270 10000 7.29
5 106 2.2 233.2 11236 4.84
6 95 2.3 218.5 9025 5.29
7 116 3.8 440.8 13456 14.44
8 112 3.4 380.8 12544 11.56
Sum 832 22.1 2321.1 86890 63.83
 correlation

Value of r Relationship
Close to + 1 Strong positive relationship
Close to 0 Weak or no linear relationship
Close to – 1 Strong negative relationship
 Regression
• Describes the nature of the relationship of the
variables.
 Take home quiz
• Find the mean, median, standard deviation,
quartiles 1 and 3, coefficient of skewness and
kurtosis of the following data.

• Note: pass it on the next meeting

– (MWF schedule pass it on Wednesday)
– (TTH schedule pass it on Tuesday)
– No erasures - - deduction of points shall be
rendered
 Take home quiz
• The following data give the scores of 18
students in a statistics class

84 92 87 77 98 58 63 97 82
94 84 90 68 64 92 78 75 84
 Take home quiz
• The following data represents the score of 30
students in a diagnostic test
Class limits Frequency
40 – 47 1
48 – 55 1
56 – 63 1
64 – 71 3
72 – 79 7
80 – 87 12
88 – 95 4
96 – 103 1