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Correlation Coefficient:
=
Where
( )2
2
=
( )2
2
=
=
and n is the number of data pairs, SS stands for sum of squares.
Range of r : [-1,1]
Value of r Relationship
Test
score, 98 105 100 100 106 95 116 112
x
WTA,y 2.1 2.4 3.2 2.7 2.2 2.3 3.8 3.4
ANS: r = 0.716
REGRESSION
The regression line is the line that corresponds to the given data. The higher the
value of r, the closer the points fit the regression line.
Regression Line: y = ax + b
Where
= and =
=mean of x; =mean of y;
Example : Find the regression line for the data in the first example.