CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
scatterplot - ANS-A graphical display that allows us to see the relationship between two quantitative
variables.
Coefficient of Determination (r^2) - ANS-A value that explains the percent of variation in the response
variable that can be explained by a linear association with the explanatory variable. It is the square of
the correlation coefficient.
finding r from r squared - ANS-Step 1: Take the square root of r2. If only r-squared is given, what you
have to do is take the square root to obtain the correlation coefficient, r.
Step 2: Look at the graph to determine sign. You also have to look at the graph to find the association--
either positive or negative--to determine the sign of the correlation coefficient.
outlier - ANS-Points that deviate substantially from the overall form of the remainder of the data points.
influential points - ANS-An observation that, if removed, significantly changes a statistical measure
inappropriate grouping - ANS-Combining together subgroups that should not be combined, resulting in a
weakened, or even reversed, association.