Worksheet III

Statistics and Probability • Grade 11

19.2. The Line of Best Fit

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A. Test the significance of the given correlation coefficient.

1. 𝑟 = 0.45 with a sample size of 𝑛 = 8 at 𝛼 = 0.05

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2. 𝑟 = 0.59 with a sample size of 𝑛 = 10 at 𝛼 = 0.05

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 Worksheet III
Statistics and Probability • Grade 11

19.2. The Line of Best Fit

B. Determine the correlation coefficient and regression line of the following data. Assume
that 𝑿 is the independent variable and 𝒀 is the dependent variable.

1.
𝑿 𝒀
24 51
30 42
40 44
48 59
60 66

Solution and answer:

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 Worksheet III
Statistics and Probability • Grade 11

19.2. The Line of Best Fit

2.
𝑿 𝒀
25 41
30 34
40 42
38 34
44 29
27 43
36 54

Solution and answer: