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Tutorial Sheet 5a Probability & Statistics

This tutorial sheet focuses on various statistical methods including least squares fitting for straight lines and parabolas, correlation coefficients, and regression lines. It provides multiple datasets for students to practice fitting models and calculating statistical measures. Additionally, it includes theoretical questions about the relationships between regression coefficients and angles between regression lines.

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Tutorial Sheet 5a Probability & Statistics

This tutorial sheet focuses on various statistical methods including least squares fitting for straight lines and parabolas, correlation coefficients, and regression lines. It provides multiple datasets for students to practice fitting models and calculating statistical measures. Additionally, it includes theoretical questions about the relationships between regression coefficients and angles between regression lines.

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Tutorial Sheet – 5 (Probability & Statistics)

Mathematics-III (MA-201), August-December, 2024

1. By the method of least squares, fit a straight line for the following
data:

(a)

0 1 2 3 4
1 1.8 3.3 4.5 6.3

(b)

21 42 38 64 53 61 47
4 14 10 38 19 34 17

(c)

-5 -3 -1 0 1 2 4
0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.4

2. By the method of least squares, fit a parabola of the form


for the following data:
(a)

1 2 3 4 5
10 12 8 10 14

(b)

10 15 20 25 30 35
35.3 32.4 29.2 26.1 23.2 20.5
3. Find the correlation coefficient from the following data:
5 7 10 12 15 17
21 27 30 40 44 51

4. Find the regression lines from the following data:

27 25 22 20 18 17 16
70 69 68 62 56 54 50

5. If is the acute angle between the two lines of regression, then show that
, where symbols involved have their usual
meaning. Interpret the cases when and

6. If two regression coefficients are 0.8 and 0.2, what would be the value of
coefficient of correlation?

7. Find the coefficient of correlation between and when the regression lines are
given by and 5y 4 x 3 .

8. Find the correlation coefficient and the equations of regression lines from
the following data:

2 4 5 6 8 11
18 12 10 8 7 5

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