“Statistics and experimental design” course – COL208 – 2023/2024

Assignments for “Simple Correlation Coefficient”

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 “Statistics and experimental design” course – COL208 – 2023/2024
Assignments for “Simple Correlation Coefficient”

Example 2:

The following data represent a weight in kg “y” for group of sheep at birth age
and chest curriculum in cm “x”.

- Draw the scatter diagram for x, y relationship.

- Calculate the Pearson correlation coefficient rp between weight and
chest circ. and interpret the result value.
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
x 15 22 23 22 19 18 17 19 19 17
y 2 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4

Example 3:

The following data represent an initial weight in kg for an chicken group before
fattening program and final weight at the end.

- Draw the scatter plot relationship for “x, y” variables.

- Find the simple correlation between initial weight and final weight.
- Clarify the result value.
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Initial wt. 3.5 3.4 3.8 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 4.5 3.9
Final wt. 4.2 4.5 4.6 3.8 3.7 4.5 3.9 4.3 5.3 4.5

Example 4:

The following values were measured in a sample for a relationship between

weight “Y1” and height “Y2”

Σ 1 = 228 , Σ 2 = 450 ,
Σ 1 2 = −542.5 , N= 12
Σ 1 = 961 , Σ 2 = 1225
- Find the simple correlation between Y1 and Y2.
- Clarify the result value.