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Worksheet On Correlation

The document is a worksheet focused on correlation coefficients and graphical analysis of data sets. It includes exercises to identify correlation types, explanatory and response variables, and tasks for constructing scatter plots and calculating correlation coefficients. Specific examples are provided for various data sets, including age and blood pressure, vocabulary size, movie budgets, speed of sound, and earnings versus dividends.

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Worksheet On Correlation

The document is a worksheet focused on correlation coefficients and graphical analysis of data sets. It includes exercises to identify correlation types, explanatory and response variables, and tasks for constructing scatter plots and calculating correlation coefficients. Specific examples are provided for various data sets, including age and blood pressure, vocabulary size, movie budgets, speed of sound, and earnings versus dividends.

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Prob/Stat/Discrete Name_________________________________________

7.1 Worksheet

1. Which of the following values could not represent a correlation coefficient? Explain why?
a) r = -0.902
b) r = 0.887
c) r = -1.045
d) r = 0.023
Graphical Analysis In Exercises 2-5, the scattered plots of paired data sets are shown. Determine whether
there is a positive linear correlation, negative linear correlation or no linear correlation between the
variables.
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In Exercises 6 and 7, identify the explanatory variable and the response variable.
6. A nutritionist wants to determine if the amount of water consumed each day by persons of the same
weight and on the same diet can be used to predict individual weight loss.
7. An insurance company hires an actuary to determine whether the number of hours of safety driving
classes can be used to predict the number of driving accidents for each driver.
Constructing a Scatter Plot and Determining Correlation In Exercises 8-12 (a) display the data in a
scatter plot, (b) calculate the correlation coefficient r, and (c) make a conclusion about the type of
correlation.
8. Age and Blood Pressure The ages (in years) of 10 men and their systolic blood pressures
Age, x 16 25 39 45 49
Systolic Blood Pressure, y 109 122 143 132 199

Age, x 64 70 29 57 22
Systolic Blood Pressure, y 185 199 103 175 118

9. Age and Vocabulary The ages (in years) of 11 children and the number of word in there
vocabulary
Age, x 1 2 3 4 5 6
Vocabulary Size, y 3 440 1200 1500 2100 2600

Age, x 3 5 2 4 6
Vocabulary Size, y 110 200 500 1525 2500

10. Movie Budgets and Grosses The budget (in millions of dollars) and worldwide gross (in millions
of dollars) for eight of the most expensive movies ever made
Budget, x 207 204 200 200 180 175 175 170
Gross, y 553 391 1835 784 749 218 255 433

11. Speed of Sound The altitude (in thousands of feet) and the speed of sound (in feet per second)
Altitude, x 0 5 10 15 20 25
Speed of Sound, y 1116.3 1096.9 1077.3 1057.2 1036.8 1015.8

Altitude, x 30 35 40 45 50
Speed of Sound, y 994.5 969.0 967.7 967.7 967.7

12. Earnings and Dividends The earnings per share and the dividends per share for 10
telecommunications services companies in a recent year
Earnings per share, x 2.34 1.96 1.39 3.07 0.65
Dividends per share, y 1.33 1.07 1.15 0.25 1.00

Earnings per share, x 5.21 0.88 3.23 2.54 1.03


Dividends per share, y 1.00 1.59 1.20 1.62 0.20

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