Introduction To Probability And Statistics
Introduction To Probability And Statistics
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Author: Mendenhall, William.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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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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Chapter 3.2, Problem 26E
To determine

(a)

To draw:

The scatter plot of the number of miles of road and describe the pattern.

To determine

(b)

To find:

The least square line and plot it on scatter plot. Also, find the unusual observation about this data.

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