MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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ISBN: 9781119256830
Author: Amos Gilat
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Identify the reasons the following statements are incorrect. Not all reasons will be used.
Researchers found that the correlation between the number of pages in novels and
the number of hours it takes to read them is r = 0.71 pages.
The correlation between scores on an intelligence test and the test-takers' hair
colors is r = -0.13.
The amount of ice cream in a sundae and the total grams of fat are highly
correlated (r = 1.15).
The correlation between average gas mileage in miles per gallon and average
highway speeds in miles per hour differs from the correlation between average
gas mileage in miles per gallon and average highway speeds in kilometers
per hour.
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Transcribed Image Text:Identify the reasons the following statements are incorrect. Not all reasons will be used. Researchers found that the correlation between the number of pages in novels and the number of hours it takes to read them is r = 0.71 pages. The correlation between scores on an intelligence test and the test-takers' hair colors is r = -0.13. The amount of ice cream in a sundae and the total grams of fat are highly correlated (r = 1.15). The correlation between average gas mileage in miles per gallon and average highway speeds in miles per hour differs from the correlation between average gas mileage in miles per gallon and average highway speeds in kilometers per hour.
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One of the variables should be categorical.
Correlation should be greater than 0.
Both variables should be numerical.
Correlation should depend on units.
Correlation should be between -1 and 1.
Correlation should not depend on units.
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Transcribed Image Text:Answer Bank One of the variables should be categorical. Correlation should be greater than 0. Both variables should be numerical. Correlation should depend on units. Correlation should be between -1 and 1. Correlation should not depend on units.
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