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Chapter 10 Questions
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1. Regression Slides Activity
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2. Use the following data in calculating questions 3 through 7:
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See the following questions.
3. Correlation coefficient
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4. b (slope), and a (intercept)
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5. Regression line
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6. Show that
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7. Show that
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8. What is the coefficient of determination and why is it important?
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Coefficient of Determination: The proportion of variance in Y that can be explained by the relationship between X and Y. In other words, it is a measure of the amount of variation in the Y-scores that is common with the variation in the X-scores. It is important because it is an indication of the strength of the relationship between X and Y.