Practice - TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING CORRELATION
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Practice Questions
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Define correlation.
💡 Hint: What term do we use to describe how two things relate?
What does a positive correlation indicate?
💡 Hint: Think of things that increase together.
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What is the range of the correlation coefficient?
💡 Hint: Consider what the extremes of a correlation imply.
Does correlation imply causation?
💡 Hint: Remember the classic saying - correlation does not equal causation.
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Challenge Problems
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Using the values provided, calculate the correlation coefficient for height and weight of a group of individuals. Discuss what the value indicates about the height-weight relationship.
💡 Hint: Pay attention to how tightly the points on the scatter plot cluster relative to the line.
Create a scatter diagram for the following data points: (1,2), (2,3), (3,5), (4,4), (5,6). Calculate the correlation and interpret the result.
💡 Hint: Consider drawing it by hand to see the actual relationships before calculating.
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