document.write( "Question 277438: If the correlation coefficient is 0.145, what is the sign of the slope of the regression line?
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If the correlation coefficient is 0.145, what is the sign of the slope of the regression line?
\n" ); document.write( "The line has positive linear correlation so the slope is positive.
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\n" ); document.write( "- As the correlation coefficient decreases from 0.84 to 0.79, do the points of the scatter plot move toward the regression line, or away from it?
\n" ); document.write( "r = [(x-(x-bar))(y-(y-bar))/sxsy]
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\n" ); document.write( "r approaches 1 as the points of the scatter plot get closer to
\n" ); document.write( "the regression line.
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\n" ); document.write( "r approaches 0 as the points of the scatter plot get further away
\n" ); document.write( "from the regression line.
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\n" ); document.write( "Your Problem:
\n" ); document.write( "Since r is approaching zero the points are moving away from the regression line.
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\n" ); document.write( "cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "
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