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Draw the scatter plot and calculate the correlation coefficient for the following sets of
data.
1.
x 7 10 8 5 11 3 7 11 12 6
y 2.0 3.0 2.4 1.8 3.2 1.5 2.1 3.8 4.0 2.2
x y xy x y
2.
x 2 10 15 18 27 33 35
y 80 66 60 52 47 53 27
x y xy x y
Firm A B C D E F G H I
Profitability 8 9 6 1 5 2 3 7 4
(x)
Liquidity (y) 9 5 7 3 4 1 6 8 2
Find the Spearmans rank correlation coefficient, and explain the results.
Firm x y d d
2. In a singing competition, two judges ranked the ten finalists as shown in table
below. Compute the Spearmans rank correlation coefficient of the two sets of
ratings. What can be said about the ratings of the two judges.
Rankings of 10 finalists in a singing competition
Finalist A B C D E F G H I J
Judge 1 (x) 5 6 3 9 4 8 1 7 10 2
Judge 2 (y) 3 4 1 8 5 10 6 7 9 2
Finali x y d d
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Warm-up Practice
1. For the data set:
x 0 2 3 5 6 6
y 5.8 5.7 5.2 2.8 1.9 2.2
Given that xx = 3.6667, = 3.9333, SD x =2.4221 , SD y =1.8239 , and r = -0.9477.
x y xy x
Draw the scatter plot and calculate the regression line equation for the following sets of
data.
x 3 4 5 7 9 3.
y 4 6 7 12 14
x y xy x
x 3 5 7 9 11 4.
y 0 2 3 6 9
x y xy x
Powerplus
1. Using the data in the table below.
x 10 11 15 17 19 20
y 17 15 14 8 9 5
a. Develop the estimated least-
squares regression line.
b. Calculate and interpret the coefficient of determination r.
c. Predict y for x = 12, 14, and 18 using regression equation.
x y xy x y
4. The following data represent the gestation period of various animals aong with
their life expectancy.