CA FoundationRegression lines - finding correlation coefficient
If the two regression lines are 9x + 12y = 36 and 3x + 6y = 12, what is the correlation coefficient between x
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r = -√(2/3) ≈ -0.816 (negative correlation). Steps: 1. Test the first line as y on x: y = 3 - (3/4)x, so byx = -3/4. Then the second line is x on y: x = 4 - 2y, so bxy = -2. r² = (-3/4)(-2) = 1.5. This is greater than 1, so this assignment is not possible. 2. Swap them. First line as x on y: x = 4 - (4/3)y, so bxy = -4/3. Second line as y on x: y = 2 - x/2, so byx = -1/2. r² = (4/3)(1/2) = 2/3, which is valid. 3. r = -√(2/3) ≈ -0.816. It takes the sign of the regression coefficients, which are both negative. Tip: always check that byx × bxy ≤ 1.
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