Name: ________________________________________________ Date: ________________ Honors Algebra 2 Modeling Bivariate Data Sets

1. This scatterplot sho s the overall rating b! Consumer Reports "or a random sample o" ten brands o" cereal vers#s the total grams o" all s#gars in a single serving.

a. $hich cereal has the highest overall rating% $hich cereal has the highest s#gar content%

b. &orn 'la(es has the least amo#nt o" s#gar per serving. )stimate that amo#nt and &orn 'la(es* overall rating b! Consumer Reports.

c. +s there a positive or negative relationship bet een the overall rating and the s#gar content% $hat do !o# thin( the correlation coe""icient might be% ),plain.

2. -sing data "rom a sample o" 2. brands o" cereal/ this scatterplot sho s the overall rating b! Consumer Reports vers#s the n#mber o" calories per serving. &hoose the correct regression e0#ation and correlation "or these data. A. rating 1 21.33 4 ..522 6 calories7 r 1 41.89 B. rating 1 21.33 4 ..522 6 calories7 r 1 :..89 &. rating 1 21.33 : ..522 6 calories7 r 1 :..89 D. rating 1 21.33 : ..522 6 calories7 r 1 4..89 ). none o" the above

5. $hich o" these scatterplots has a correlation coe""icient closest to one%

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9. A correlation is "o#nd bet een the average ho#rs o" ee(l! e,ercise and the incidence o" heart disease. Speci"icall!/ the correlation coe""icient is ;..<9. $hich o" the "ollo ing is a reasonable concl#sion% a= ),ercising red#ces the probabilit! o" heart disease. b= A person ho e,ercises is <9> less li(el! to have heart disease.

c= There is a moderate negative correlation bet een ho#rs o" e,ercise and heart disease. d= )ach additional ho#r o" e,ercise res#lts in a ..<9 red#ction in probabilit! o" contracting heart disease. e= )ach additional ho#r o" e,ercise res#lts in a ..<9 increase in the probabilit! o" contracting heart disease.

8. $hich o" the "ollo ing is N?T a possible e,planation "or a correlation bet een t o variables/ , and !% a= A change in , ca#ses a change in ! b= A change in ! ca#ses a change in , c= The change in both , and ! are ca#sed b! a l#r(ing variable d= The change in both , and ! are ca#sed b! a lin(ing variable e= The change in , leads to a change in a lin(ing variable/ hich in t#rn ca#ses a change in !

3. The table belo sho s the relationship bet een st#dent enrollment @in tho#sands= and total n#mber o" propert! crimes @b#rglar! and the"t= in 2..3 "or eight colleges and #niversities in a certain -.S. state.

a= Ma(e a s(etch o" this scatterplot belo .

b= Describe the scatter plot.

= a + bx and dra c= Determine the e0#ation o" the line o" best "it in the "orm y e0#ation on !o#r scatterplot.

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d= +nterpret the slope o" the least;s0#ares line in the conte,t o" the problem.

e= Ho man! crimes o#ld !o# predict on a camp#s st#dents% Sho !o#r or(.

ith enrollment o" 19 tho#sand

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Ma(e a s(etch o" the resid#al plot.

g= 'ind the resid#al "or the camp#s ith 19 tho#sand st#dents and 152 propert! crimes. Sho !o#r or(. +nterpret the val#e o" the resid#al in the conte,t o" the problem.

h= &an e concl#de that more st#dents on camp#s leads to increased propert! crime% ),plain