Statistics Assignment#1
Math 150.5
You will submit this assignment on the Brightspace under Statistics Assignment#1
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1. Simplify: ( 1point)
!36 𝑥 ! 𝑦 "
Hint: Watch the video on square root under Statistics Folder 1 under Recordings by
Dr. Aradhana Kumari on the brightspace.
2. Calculate the correlation coefficient for the number of years out of school and annual
contribution data (in thousands of dollars).
a. Identify n and use a table to calculate ∑𝑥 , ∑𝑦 , ∑𝑥𝑦 , ∑𝑥2 , ∑𝑦2 ( 1 point)
b. Use the resulting sums and n to calculate r. (1 point)
Number of years Annual contribution 𝑥𝑦 𝑥2 𝑦2
Out of school, 𝑥 (in 1000s of $), 𝑦
1 12.5
10 8.7
5 14.6
15 5.2
3 9.9
24 3.1
30 2.7
3. A researcher conducts a study to determine whether there is a linear relationship between a
person’s height (in inches) and pulse rate (in beats per minute). The data are shown in the
table below. Is it a weak correlation? (3 points)
Hint: Watch the video on correlation coefficient under Statistics Folder 1 under Recordings
by Dr. Aradhana Kumari on the brightspace. Read section 9.1 from the Elementary
Statistics book by Ron Larson and Besty Farber.
Heights, 𝑥 68 72 65 71 63 74 78 64 68
Pulse rate, 𝑦 91 84 89 100 106 97 70 65 72
4. A researcher conducts a study to determine whether there is a linear relationship between a
person’s height (in inches) and pulse rate (in beats per minute). The data are shown in the table
below.
Hint: Watch the video on correlation coefficient and video on Regression line posted under
Statistics Folder 1 under Recordings by Dr. Aradhana Kumari on the brightspace. Read
section 9.2 from the Elementary Statistics book by Ron Larson and Besty Farber.
Heights, 𝑥 68 72 65 71 63 74 78 64 68
Pulse rate, 𝑦 91 95 87 94 84 97 100 85 92
a) Find the correlation coefficient r. Show all your steps. Do not round off. (1 point)
b) Find the regression equation. Show all your steps. Do not round off. (2 points)
c) Graph the regression equation. (1 point)
