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Module 3 (Correlation and Regression)

Tutorial Sheet
1.) Random variables X and Y follow a joint distribution
2, 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 𝑦 < 1,
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = {
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
Determine the correlation coefficient between X and Y.

2.) The joint probability distribution of (X,Y) is given below.

X\Y 1 3 5
2 0.10 0.20 0.10
4 0.15 0.30 0.15

Determine the correlation coefficient between 𝑋 and 𝑌.

3.) Two judges at a college homecoming parade rank eight floats in the following order:

Float
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Judge 5 8 4 3 6 2 7 1
A
Judge 7 5 4 2 8 1 6 3
B

Calculate the rank correlation coefficient.

4.) The following table gives the recorded grades for 10 students on a midterm test and the
final examination in a calculus course:

Student Mid-term Test Final Examination


A.B. 84 73
B.C. 98 63
C.D. 91 87
D.E. 72 66
E.F. 86 78
F.G. 93 78
G.H. 80 91
H.I. 0 0
I.J. 92 88
J.K. 87 77

Calculate the rank correlation coefficient.

5.) Find the two lines of regression and coefficient of correlation for the data given below.
𝑁 = 18, ∑ 𝑥 = 12, ∑ 𝑦 = 18, ∑ 𝑥 2 = 60, ∑ 𝑦 2 = 96 and ∑ 𝑥𝑦 = 48.
6.) The correlation coefficient between two variables x and y is r = 0.6.
If 𝜎𝑥 = 1.5, 𝜎𝑦 = 2.0, 𝑥̅ = 10, 𝑦̅ = 20. Find the regression lines of
(a) y on x
(b) x on y

7.) Estimate the blood pressure of a cricketer whose age is 45 from the following data.
Name A B C D E F
Age (X) 40 42 48 35 56 51
BP (Y) 90 93 102 85 105 99

8.) Let X and Y are independent RVs with means 4 and 8 and standard deviations √5 and
√10 respectively. Obtain the correlation coefficient between S and T, where S=2X-4Y
and T=3X+2Y.

9.) Consider the following data of X and Y.

X 5 10 15 20 25
Y 24 25 23 20 30
Obtain
(i) The equations of lines of regression
(ii) Correlation coefficient between X and Y.

10.) The equations of lines of regression are given by 4x+8y-20=0 and 8x+12y-32=0 and
variance of X is 12. Compute the following.
(i) Correlation coefficient of X and Y
(ii) The most appropriate value of x when y = 8

11.) From the data relating to the yield of dry bark (X1), height (X2) and girth (X3) for 18
cinchona plants, the following correlation coefficients were obtained:
𝜌12 = 0.77, 𝜌13 = 0.72 and 𝜌23 = 0.52.
Find the partial correlation coefficients 𝜌12.3 , 𝜌23.1 and 𝜌13.2 .

12.) From the data relating to the yield of dry bark (X1), height (X2) and girth (X3) for 18
cinchona plants, the following correlation coefficients were obtained:
𝜌12 = 0.77, 𝜌13 = 0.72 and 𝜌23 = 0.52.
Find the multiple correlation coefficients 𝑅1.23 , 𝑅2.13 and 𝑅3.12 .

13.) In a tri-variate distribution, the standard deviations and correlation coefficients are
given: 𝜎1 = 2, 𝜎2 = 3, 𝜎3 = 3, 𝜌12 = 0.7, 𝜌13 = 0.5 and 𝜌23 = 0.5.
Find the multiple regression.

14.) Find the regression equation of 𝑋1 on 𝑋2 and 𝑋3 from the data:

Trait Mean Standard 𝜌12 𝜌23 𝜌13


deviation
𝑋1 28.02 4.42 0.8
𝑋2 4.91 1.10 -0.56
𝑋3 594 85 -0.40

𝑋1 = seed per acre; 𝑋2 = rainfall in inches and 𝑋3 = accumulated temperature above 42℉.

15.) Consider the following data.

X 2 5 4 1
Y 8 7 10 3
Z 6 4 8 5

Compute Multiple regression line of X on Y and Z.

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