UNIT 4 TEST REVIEW

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1. The following data shows the the government expenditure (in thousands of U.S. dollars) per
high school student and the percent of the population with high school education in 10 countries. The regression line is shown on the scatterplot.

a. Calculate the correlation coefficient (r-value) for the data above.

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b. Interpret the correlation coefficient.
Strong positive correlation, government expenditures per student and the percent of the
population with a high school education is closely associated.
c. The equation for the regression line is y = 7.58x + 22. Explain the meaning of the slope in
terms of this context. When comparing countries, if one country spends $1000 more per
student, than another country, then it can be predicted that the percent of the population with a high school education is increased by 7.58%.
d. Identify the point with largest positive residual, then draw the residual. Which country does it
represent? Find the value of the residual. (5.9,81)
Country: Japan

Residual Value: .

e. Identify the point with largest negative residual, then draw the residual. Which country does
it represent? Find the value of the residual. (1.6,20)
Country:

Mexico

Residual Value: .

f. Suppose Hungary has a government expenditure per student of 4.0, and 90% of the population with a high school education. Add this point to the scatter plot above, and describe how
this will change the correlation coefficient.
It will make the correlation value weaker, because it is further away from the data.

2. The following data shows the amount of money (in millions of dollars) that 10 different categories of business spent on network and cable television advertising during 2004.

a. Create a scatterplot to represent this data. Be sure to label and scale the axes.
b. Is a line an appropriate model for this data?
Explain how you know.
Yes, this data does not curve

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Cable

c. Calculate the line of regression.

d. Use the regression line to predict the

advertising expenditure cable for real-estate,
if it costs 326 million for network television.
$69.37
Network
e. It costs 89 million dollars to advertise sporting events on network television, and 1,000 million dollars to advertise on cable television, estimate how the addition of this point will
change the slope of the regression line. Explain how you know.
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The addition of this point changes the line significantly, the slope changes to a negative and the
y-intercept increases a lot!!

3. Choose the correct correlation for each plot. Explain your reasoning in each case.
r = -2.0
a.

r = -0.70

r = -0.30

r = 0.45

r = 0.95

r = __0.95______
Reasoning:
Strong positive correlation

b.

r = _-0.3______
Reasoning:
Weak negative correlation

r = 2.5