Math Problem Statement

Given the following data set, let x be the explanatory variable and y be the response variable: x = [6, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 7], y = [6, 8, 5, 6, 7, 7, 4]. (a) If a least squares line was fitted to this data, what percentage of the variation in y would be explained by the regression line? (b) Compute the correlation coefficient r.

Solution

(a) The percentage of the variation in yy explained by the regression line is approximately 71.88%.

(b) The correlation coefficient rr is approximately 0.85.

Would you like a detailed explanation of how these values were calculated?

Here are some related questions to consider:

  1. What does a correlation coefficient of 0.85 indicate about the strength of the relationship?
  2. How is the regression line affected by changes in the dataset?
  3. Can you calculate the slope and intercept of the least-squares regression line from this data?
  4. What is the significance of R2R^2 in a regression analysis?
  5. How would outliers in the data affect the correlation coefficient and regression results?

Tip: The closer the r2r^2 value is to 100%, the better the regression line fits the data.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Least Squares Regression
Correlation Coefficient
Statistics

Formulas

r = (nΣxy - ΣxΣy) / sqrt([(nΣx^2 - (Σx)^2)][(nΣy^2 - (Σy)^2)])
R^2 = (Explained Variation) / (Total Variation)

Theorems

Least Squares Method
Pearson Correlation Coefficient

Suitable Grade Level

College Statistics or Advanced High School (Grades 11-12)