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ISBN: 9781259957598

Author: DOANE

Publisher: RENT MCG

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Correlation defines a relationship between two independent variables. It tells the degree to which variables move in relation to each other. When two sets of data are related to each other, there is a correlation between them.

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A correlation is used to determine the relationships between numerical and categorical variables. In other words, it is an indicator of how things are connected to one another. The correlation analysis is the study of how variables are related.

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Regression analysis is a statistical method in which it estimates the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variable. In simple terms dependent variable is called as outcome variable and independent variable is called as p…

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Chapter 12.2, Problem 11SE

(a) Interpret the slope of the fitted regression Number of International Franchises = −47.5 + 1.75 PowerDistanceIndex. The PowerDistanceIndex is a measure on a scale of 0–100 of the wealth gap between the richest and poorest in a country. (b) What is the prediction for number of international franchises in a country that has a PowerDistanceIndex of 85? (c) Is this intercept meaningful?

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Solution Summary: The author explains the slope of a fitted regression line, which is interpreted as the change in the average response variable.

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