Correlations
Explanatory and response variables
Interpreting x and y intercepts
Residuals and other measures
100

Describe the correlation in terms of direction and strength

What is perfect negative correlation? 

100

Determine the explanatory variable from the statement

The age of a motor car and the asking price for the car

What is the age of a motor car?

100

The average rate of change in the response variable for each increase of one unit of the explanatory variable

What is gradient?

100

___________=predicted value - actual value

What is a residual?

200

Describe the correlation in terms of direction and strength

What is zero correlation?

200

Determine the explanatory variable for the following statement

Performance in a team game and lack of sleep

What is lack of sleep?

200

The value of the response variable when the explanatory is zero

What is the y intercept?
200
If a pattern is present in a residual graph we say this

What is a linear model is not suitable?

300

Describe the correlation in terms of direction and strength

r= -0.7

What is a moderate negative correlation?

300

Which determines whether we use row or column percentages, the explanatory or response variable?

What is explanatory variable?

300

Interpret the gradient of the following 

predicted shoe size= 0.25 x height -33.4

(height is in cm)

What is for every increase in 1cm of height, there is an increase of 0.25cm in shoe size. 

300

The values on the x-axis on a residual graph

What is explanatory values?

400

Describe the correlation in terms of direction and strength

r=0.10

What is a weak positive correlation?

400

A graph used to display percentage proportions

What is stacked column graph?

400

Interpret the y intercept for the following 

response time = -8.54 x drug dose +45.55

(time is in seconds)

When there is no drug dose administered, response time is 45.55 seconds

400

The percentage variation in the response variable that can be attributed to the explanatory variable

What is coefficient of determination?

500

To find the correlation coefficient from the coefficient of determination we do this

What is find the square root of the coefficient of determination?
500

If there is variation in the percentage proportions of greater than 5% there is ______________ present

What is association?

500

Interpret the slope and y intercept for the following

Son's height (cm)= 0.54x Father's height (cm) +89.58

What is for every 1cm increase in father's height, there is a 0.54 increase in son's height.  When father's height is zero, son's height is 89.58cm

500

interpret a coefficient of determination of 0.89

What is 89% of the change in the response variable can be attributed to the change in the explanatory variable?
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