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    CSF21103: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS

    Faculty of Informatics and Computing


    Tutorial 8: Correlation and Regression

    1. A __________ relationship exists when both variables increase or decrease at the same
    time.

    2. __________ is a statistical method used to determine whether a relationship between


    variables exists.

    3. In a __________ relationship, as one variable increases, the other variable decreases,


    and vice versa.

    4. The two variables in a scatter plot are called the __________ and __________ variables.

    5. Determine the type of relationship shown in the figure below.

    6. The range of the correlation coefficient is from __________ to __________.

    7. A correlation coefficient of 0.961 would mean that the values of x __________ as the
    values of y __________.

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    Chapter 8 - Correlation and Regression

    8. A study was conducted to determine if there was a linear relationship between a person's
    age and his/her peak heart rate.
    a. Draw the scatter plot for the variables.
    b. Give a brief explanation of the type of relationship.

    Age Peak Heart Rate


    16 220
    26 194
    32 193
    37 178
    42 172
    53 160
    48 174
    21 214

    9. Compute the value of the correlation coefficient.

    x 60 43 56 46 57
    y 138 119 134 128 132

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    Chapter 8 - Correlation and Regression

    10. A study was conducted to determine if there was a relationship between the prices a
    non-member of a book club paid for various publications and the prices that a member
    paid for the same publications. The data gathered is shown below. Compute the value of
    the correlation coefficient.
    Non-member Member
    Price Price
    58 32
    42 22
    46 20
    32 16
    25 19
    75 58
    35 34
    63 48

    11. When r is not significantly different from 0, the best predictor of y is the ____________
    of the data values of y.

    12. A regression line was calculated as y  9.7  3.2 x . The slope of this line is
    ____________.

    13. The equation of a regression line is y  4.6  3.2 x . What is the intercept of this line?

    14. If the equation for the regression line is y' = 7x – 9, then a value of x = 2 will result in a
    predicted value for y of ____________.

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    Chapter 8 - Correlation and Regression

    15. A psychologist wants to determine if there is a linear relationship between the number
    of hours a person goes without sleep and the number of mistakes he/she makes on a
    simple test. The following data is recorded.
    a. Draw a scatter plot.
    b. Determine the regression line equation and plot the regression line
    on the scatter plot.

    Hours without Number of


    Sleep, x Mistakes, y
    32 6
    38 8
    48 13
    24 5
    46 7
    35 6
    30 5
    34 8
    42 12

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    Chapter 8 - Correlation and Regression

    16. A random sample of eight drivers insured with a company and having similar auto
    insurance policies were selected. The following table lists their driving experiences (in
    years) and monthly auto insurance premiums.

    Driving Experience (years) Monthly Auto Insurance


    Premium ($)
    5 64
    2 87
    12 50
    9 71
    15 44
    6 56
    25 42
    16 60

    a. Does the insurance premium depend on the driving experience or does the
    driving experience depend on the insurance premium? Do you expect a
    positive or a negative relationship between these two variables?

    b. Compute SSxx, SSyy, and SSxy.

    c. Find the least squares regression line by choosing appropriate dependent and
    independent variables based on your answer in part a.

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    Chapter 8 - Correlation and Regression

    d. Interpret the meaning of the values of a and b calculated in part c.

    e. Plot the scatter diagram and the regression line.

    f. Calculate r and explain what its mean.

    g. Predict the monthly auto insurance premium for a driver with 10 years of
    driving experience.
    .

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