Correlation between the First and Second Quarter Grades in General Mathematics of STI

College-Kalibo’s Grade 11 Students

I. Solving for the Pearson Product Correlation Coefficient r

Set of data given the first and second quarter grades in General Mathematics of 15
STI College-Kalibo’s Grade 11students.

x 90 89 75 75 68 79 91 77 84 73 89 75 75 68 85
y 92 86 72 74 71 75 91 82 83 73 86 72 74 71 89

x - first quarter grades

y - second quarter grades
n - number of paired values
∑ - sum of x-values
∑ - sum of y-values
∑ - sum of the products of paired values x and y
∑ - sum of squared x-values
∑ - sum of squared y-values

x y xy x2 y2
90 92 8280 8100 8464
89 86 7654 7921 7396
75 72 5400 5625 5184
75 74 5550 5625 5476
68 71 4828 4624 5041
79 75 5925 6241 5625
91 91 8281 8281 8281
77 82 6314 5929 6724
84 83 6972 7056 6889
73 73 5329 5329 5329
89 86 7654 7921 7396
75 72 5400 5625 5184
75 74 5550 5625 5476
68 71 4828 4624 5041
85 89 7565 7225 7921
1193 1191 95530 95751 95427
 (∑ ) ∑ )(∑ )

(∑ ) (∑ ) (∑ ) (∑ )

15(95530) (1193)(1191)

15(95751) (1193) 15(95427) (1191)

1432950 1420863
(1436265 1423249)(1431405 1418481)

12087
(13016)(12924)

12087
√168218784

0.931925676/ 0.93193

The value of r = 0.9319 is between +0.71 to +0.99 in the table for interpretation of r. It indicates that
there is a strong positive correlation between the first and second quarter grades in General Mathematics of STI
College-Kalibo’s Grade 11 students.

gII. Illustrating the set of Biviriate Data in Scatter Plot

III. Solving for the equation of the Regression Line

(∑ ) ∑ (∑ ) (∑ ) (∑ ) (∑ )(∑ )
a= b= (∑ ) (∑ )
(∑ ) (∑ )
( )( ) ( )( ) ( ) ( )( )
a= b=
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

a= b=
( ) ( )( )
( ) ( )

a= b=

a = 5.5433 b = 0.9286

Equation of Regression Line

y = a +bx
y =5.5433 + 0.9286x
y = 5.5433 + x

IV. Estimating Second Quarter grades (y) given the First Quarter grades (x)

1. Estimate second quarter grade (y) given the first quarter grade x = 80.

y = 5.5433 + x
y = 5.5433 + 80
y = 85.54
2. Estimate second quarter grade (y) given the first quarter grade x = 87.

. y = 5.5433 + x
y = 5.5433 + 87
y = 92.5433
3. Estimate second quarter grade (y) given the first quarter grade x = 95.

. y = 5.5433 + x
y = 5.5433 + 87
y = 92.5433