Exercises in Inferential Statistics
NAME : RUVIE S. BARCOSO
PROFESSOR : DR. NOLASCO MALABAGO
EXERCISE NO. 7 : Correlation and Regression Analysis
Problem 1
Each summer, many schools using the Montessori Approach conduct what is called kindergarten
roundup. Parents with children, who will be kindergartners the following school year, are asked
to attend the roundup. The future students are given speech and hearing screening tests as well
as academic screening tests. The academic screening tests are used to alert parents as to whether
their children are ready to profit from academic experiences. The following data set contains
children's screening scores (Screen), and the same children's achievement scores (Achieve) at the
end of their actual kindergarten year. Use the Regression Analysis/Simple Regression procedure
to determine if Screen is significantly correlated with Achieve.
Screen 1 3 3 3 5 6.5 6.5 8 9 10
Achieve 46 52 41 92 59 48 66 82 41 60
X Y XY X2 Y2
1 46 46 1 2116
3 52 156 9 2704
3 41 123 9 1681
3 92 276 9 8464
5 59 295 25 3481
6.5 48 312 42.25 2304
6.5 66 429 42.25 4356
8 82 656 64 6724
9 41 369 81 1681
10 60 600 100 3600
Sx Sy Sxy S S
55 587 3262 382.5 37111
Problem 2
Use the Simple Regression procedure to determine the regression equation for the following data
where First is used to predict Second. Assuming the correlation is significant, what is the
predicted value for Second if the subject earned a score of 80 on First?
72 57 50 71 75 75 62 63
First
77 55 40 64 93 85 76 x
55 46 30 73 76 68 50 53
Second
83 90 82 60 34 60 81 x
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Problem 3
A statistics instructor wishes to study the relationship between the number of absences students
take and their final course grade. Assuming the correlation is significant, what is the predicted
value for Grade if the number of absences reaches 12?
Number
of
1 2 4 3 5 2 4 3 6 5 2 1
Absence
s
8 7 8 6 8
Grade 98 89 88 68 77 75 96
3 6 4 8 0
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