AP Stats Linear Regression and Correlation Review

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Which of the following is the regression equation for this data?

• Price^ = 87.3180 - 19.4(Area)

• Price^ = -19.4 + 0.1297(Area)

• Area^ = -19.4 + 0.1297(Price)

• Price^ = 0.1297 - 19.4(Area)

Which of these is the best interpretation of the number 87.3180?

• The average distance between the price of a house and the mean price of all of the houses is about $87,318.

• Predictions of price based on area using this regression model will be off by about $87,318 on average.

• The sum of the squared deviations for each house is about $87,318.

• There were 87.318 houses in the sample.

Estimate the correlation coefficient.

• r = -0.8

• r = -0.5

• r = 0.5

• r = 0.8

Which of the following points has the greatest influence on the strength of the correlation coefficient?

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Which of the graphs would have a correlation coefficient of r = 0.69 ?

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• Correlation

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Which of these is the best interpretation of the number 0.1297?

• For each additional square foot of area, the price is predicted to increase by about $0.1297

• A house which has 0 square feet is predicted to cost about $0.1297

• For each additional square foot, the price of the house is predicted to increase about $12.97.

• For each additional square foot of area, the price of the house is predicted to increase 129.70.