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Correlation Coefficient Notes Practice

The document introduces the concept of correlation, explaining how to determine if a relationship exists between two variables and its strength and type. It discusses the use of scatterplots to visualize correlations and provides guidelines for calculating the correlation coefficient (r) and interpreting its values. Additionally, it includes practice questions for students to apply their understanding of positive and negative linear correlations.

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Correlation Coefficient Notes Practice

The document introduces the concept of correlation, explaining how to determine if a relationship exists between two variables and its strength and type. It discusses the use of scatterplots to visualize correlations and provides guidelines for calculating the correlation coefficient (r) and interpreting its values. Additionally, it includes practice questions for students to apply their understanding of positive and negative linear correlations.

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Unit 4 Worksheet #1 Intro to correlation

Correlation: A __________________ to determine if a _________________________ between two


variables exists.

Examples:

Hours or training and # of accidents

Shoe size and height

Cigarettes smoked per day and lung capacity

Score on the SAT and grade point average

Height and IQ

The questions we have to answer are: Does a correlation exist? If so – what type and how strong is it?

A graphical way to see if there is a correlation or not is with a SCATTERPLOT. We are going to plot one
by hand – and then see how to do it on the calculator later.

Example:

Height

Arm
length
Unit 4 Worksheet #1 Intro to correlation

A correlation is described by its shape and strength.

The options for shape are (a)positive linear (b) negative linear (c) non-linear or (d) no correlation

The “strength” of the correlation can be described as (a) strong (b) weak (c) moderate
Unit 4 Worksheet #1 Intro to correlation

Student Practice: Match the following graphs to their correlations.

7) come up with your own example of a positive linear correlation.

8) come up with your own example of a negative linear correlation.


Unit 4 Worksheet #1 Intro to correlation

As you can see – it is sometimes tricky to decide if a correlation is strong, moderate, or weak. The good
news is - there is a value called the _______________________________ that helps us determine the
_______________ of a correlation. It also tells us if the correlation is __________ or _____________.

The letter used for the correlation coefficient is ______. r can range from _________ to ___________.

A positive r value means:_______________________ A negative r value means:___________________

General guidelines:

Broken down further:

Categorize the following r values:

r = -.89 r=.12 r=.98

r = .35 r=-.03 r=-.61

r=.65 r=-.58 r=.21


Unit 4 Worksheet #1 Intro to correlation

Example: (copy height and arm length from before)

Height

Arm
length
How to find the r value on the calculator and see the scatterplot

1. Type the data into ____________________ by pressing _________________


2. Find R by pressing _______________ scroll to ____________ pick ____________
3. To see the scatter plot- turn your plot on by pressing _____________ and scroll up to
_____________ and hit enter.
4. Hit _______________ and then __________________ to see the scatterplot in a good viewing
window.

*if r does not appear on your screen – you may need to turn your diagnostic on. This only needs
to be done once unless you switch calcs or your calc is re-set*

Examples: Find r, state the type of correlation. Confirm by looking at the scatterplot.

Hours 1 2 2 3 3.5 4 4 5 5.5


Studied
Test 65 80 73 82 81 87 90 88 92
score

r=____________ describe correlation:_______________________

Absence 1 0 5 1 1 5 0 0 2 3 6 9 1 1 0 2 3 1 6
s 7 0 8 9 8 8

Class 7 9 9 9 6 8 9 9 8 10 9 6 7 6 9 8 8 7 6
grade 3 0 0 2 8 9 4 7 6 0 2 8 1 5 4 9 4 6 3

r = ______________ describe correlation:____________________

# of miles 5 8 12 3 3 4 8 10 1
house is from
school
Test score 85 72 98 97 82 73 68 75 81

r = ______________ describe correlation: ______________________

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