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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Least Squares Regression Line
In a regression analysis, the y-variable should be the ___________ variable, and the x-variable should be the ___________ variable.
Independent, Dependent
Dependent, Independent
Greater, Lesser
Qualified, Unqualified
First, Second
Dependent, Independent
Regression tests seek to determine one variable's ability to predict another variable. In this analysis, one variable is dependent (the one predicted), and the other is independent (the variable that predicts). Therefore, the dependent variable is the y-variable and the independent variable is the x-variable.
Example Question #4 : Bivariate Data
If a data set has a perfect negative linear correlation, has a slope of and an explanatory variable standard deviation of , what is the standard deviation of the response variable?
The key here is to utilize
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"Perfect negative linear correlation" means , while the rest of the problem indicates and . This enables us to solve for .
Example Question #4 : Bivariate Data
A least-squares regression line has equation and a correlation of . It is also known that . What is
Use the formula .
Plug in the given values for and and this becomes an algebra problem.