In: Statistics and Probability
The following bivariate data set contains an outlier.
x y
89.1 -294.6
75.3 273.5
90.4 -222.1
79.9 111.5
80.5 685.1
84.7 -193.8
67.6 -259.6
84.5 559.5
73.4 521.2
87.7 -444
91.2 -303.4
87.5 642
72.8 -25.8
67.6 530.6
162 315.7
What is the correlation coefficient with the outlier?
rw =
What is the correlation coefficient without the outlier?
rwo =
Would inclusion of the outlier change the evidence for or against a
significant linear correlation?
No. Including the outlier does not change the evidence regarding a
linear correlation.
Yes. Including the outlier changes the evidence regarding a linear
correlation.
.