In: Statistics and Probability
Regression and Correlation
Examine the relationship between recreational facilities and adult obesity.
What is your x variable and why?
What is your y variable and why?
What is the correlation coefficient (r)?
What does this mean concerning the relationship between facilities and adult obesity?
What is r2?
What does this mean(interpret it in a sentence)?
What would be the slope and y-intercept for a regression line based on this data?
What is your p-value? How do you interpret this?
Adult Obesity | Recreational Facilities |
26.1 | 15 |
22.5 | 40 |
26.4 | 4 |
25.9 | 4 |
28.2 | 6 |
30.1 | 2 |
27.6 | 3 |
29.7 | 25 |
20.1 | 7 |
31.1 | 0 |
27.2 | 0 |
24.3 | 1 |
26.1 | 5 |
22.5 | 23 |
23 | 3 |
28.7 | 8 |
25.1 | 8 |
26.5 | 1 |
25.6 | 40 |
27.1 | 4 |
27.1 | 9 |
29.1 | 3 |
26.3 | 37 |
30.4 | 0 |
26.2 | 70 |
24.3 | 6 |
29.5 | 0 |
25.2 | 2 |
26.6 | 3 |
34.2 | 1 |
27.6 | 0 |
25.4 | 2 |
32.9 | 63 |
24.1 | 0 |
25.7 | 9 |
27.4 | 10 |