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BIVARIATE DATA PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Given the following five (x, y) pairs: (1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 5), (4, 6), (5, 8), calculate the Pearson
correlation coefficient.
2. What is the meaning of an r-value of -0.75 in a dataset comparing exercise hours and
weight?
3. Compute Spearman’s Rank Correlation for two ranked lists:
Runners in dry conditions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Runners in wet conditions: 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
4. A correlation of 0.92 is found between advertising expenditure and product sales. What
can be concluded?
5. Why would a researcher choose Spearman’s correlation instead of Pearson’s correlation?
6. In a university, the relationship between tuition fees (x) and student enrollment (y) is
being studied. What type of correlation is expected, and why?
7. If a scatterplot shows a strong positive linear trend, what should be expected about the
correlation coefficient?
8. Given the following dataset for two variables X and Y:
X = [3, 5, 7, 9, 11]
Y = [10, 15, 21, 26, 31]
Calculate the Pearson correlation coefficient.
9. A study finds that the Pearson correlation between income level and years of education is
r = 0.87. Interpret this result.
10. If the Pearson correlation between temperature and ice cream sales is r = 0.91, what does
this indicate?
11. The following table shows the ranks of 5 employees in two job performance tests:
Employ Rank in Test A Rank in Test B
ee
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A 1 2
B 4 3
C 3 1
D 5 5
E 2 4
Calculate Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient.
12. Two variables, time spent on social media and academic performance, show a correlation
of r = -0.6. What does this tell us?
13. The Pearson correlation between the number of hours worked per week and salary is r =
0.35. What can be concluded about their relationship?
14. A regression equation is given as y=5x+12y = 5x + 12. What does the slope and intercept
represent in this context?
15. The regression equation for predicting house price (y) based on size (x) is:
y = 50,000 + 120x
What does the number 120 mean in this equation?
16. A car dealership finds the relationship between miles driven (x) and resale price (y)
follows the equation:
y = 25,000 - 0.15x
What does the negative slope indicate?
17. Calculate the Pearson correlation coefficient for the dataset: X = [12, 15, 18, 21, 24] Y =
[34, 38, 42, 46, 50]
18. A researcher finds that the regression equation relating hours of training (x) to employee
productivity score (y) is: y = 40 + 8x
Predict the productivity score for an employee who trained for 6 hours.
19. Given the dataset:
x y
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1 2
2 3
3 5
4 7
5 9
Calculate the regression equation (y = mx + b).
20. A regression line is found to be:
y=−3x+15
If x = 5, what is the predicted value of y?
21. A company models the relationship between years of experience (x) and salary (y) with:
y = 30,000 + 2,500x
Predict the salary for an employee with 10 years of experience.
22. If the regression equation is:
y = 100 - 4x
What happens to y when x increases by 1?
23. The regression equation for predicting weight (y) based on calories consumed (x) is:
y = 55 + 0.02x
Interpret the meaning of the 0.02 coefficient.
24. In a study on advertising expenditure (x) and sales revenue (y), the regression model is:
y = 500 + 25x
Predict sales revenue if the advertising expenditure is $2000.
