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Active Learning Lecture Slides For use with Classroom Response Systems Introductory Statistics: Exploring the

Active Learning Lecture Slides For use with Classroom Response Systems Introductory Statistics: Exploring the World through Data, 1 e by Gould and Ryan Chapter 4: Regression Analysis: Exploring Associations between Variables © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 4 - 1

True or False In a scatterplot, each point represents one observation. A. B. True

True or False In a scatterplot, each point represents one observation. A. B. True False Response Counter © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide ? - 2

When studying scatterplots, we look for A. trend B. strength C. shape D. all

When studying scatterplots, we look for A. trend B. strength C. shape D. all of the above Response Counter © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide ? - 3

A. Which of the following depicts no trend? B. Response Counter C. D. ©

A. Which of the following depicts no trend? B. Response Counter C. D. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide ? - 4

Which of the following depicts a changing trend? A. B. Response Counter C. D.

Which of the following depicts a changing trend? A. B. Response Counter C. D. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide ? - 5

Which of the following depicts a negative trend? A. B. Response Counter C. D.

Which of the following depicts a negative trend? A. B. Response Counter C. D. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide ? - 6

True or False The correlation coefficient is a number that measures the strength of

True or False The correlation coefficient is a number that measures the strength of the linear association between two numerical variables. A. B. True False Response Counter © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide ? - 7

Which of the following depicts the strongest positive correlation? A. C. B. D. Response

Which of the following depicts the strongest positive correlation? A. C. B. D. Response Counter © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide ? - 8

A positive correlation between the number of blankets sold in Canada per week and

A positive correlation between the number of blankets sold in Canada per week and the number of brush fires in Australia per week means that A. Cold Canadians cause Response Counter Australian brush fires. B. C. D. Selling blankets in Canada causes brush fires in Australia. Brush fires in Australia cause Canadians to buy blankets. None of the above. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide ? - 9

What can we conclude from the fact that the number of liquor stores in

What can we conclude from the fact that the number of liquor stores in a neighborhood is positively correlated with the crime rate in that neighborhood? A. B. C. D. Closing liquor stores will decrease crime. More liquor stores causes more crime. Response Counter Adding a liquor store will increase crime. Neighborhoods with higher-than-average number of liquor stores typically (but not always) have a higher-thanaverage crime rate. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide ? - 10

True or False No matter how tempting, do not conclude that a cause-and-effect relationship

True or False No matter how tempting, do not conclude that a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables exists just because there is a correlation, no matter how close to +1 or – 1 that correlation might be! A. B. True False Response Counter © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide ? - 11