Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781260579611
Author: Douglas Lind; William Marchal; Samuel Wathen
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Correlation
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 13, Problem 45CE

The manufacturer of Cardio Glide exercise equipment wants to study the relationship between the number of months since the glide was purchased and the time, in hours, the equipment was used last week.

Chapter 13, Problem 45CE, The manufacturer of Cardio Glide exercise equipment wants to study the relationship between the

  1. a. Plot the information on a scatter diagram. Let hours of exercise be the dependent variable. Comment on the graph.
  2. b. Determine the correlation coefficient. Interpret.
  3. c. At the .01 significance level, can we conclude that there is a negative association between the variables?
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