Activity Overview
In this lesson, students will calculate and interpret the meaning of the correlation coefficient and coefficient determination.
Objectives
In this lesson, students will:
- calculate and interpret the meaning of the correlation coefficient, r, and the coefficient of determination, r2.
- write a regression equation, and interpret the meaning of the slope and y-intercept in context to the problem.
- make predictions based on a least squares regression model
- plot residuals, and interpret their graphical form.
Vocabulary
- correlation
- coefficient
- regression equation