Lesson 3: Correlation
January 22, 2016
Mon, Jan 25
Review:
- Scatter Plots
Presentation:
- Correlation does not imply causation
- Spurious Correlations
- Pearson Correlation Coefficient
- Example Problem (Problem 12.1 on p. 474) – By Hand | Excel | Sheets
Activity:
- p. 474-475, complete problems 12.2, 12.4 (by hand)
Assignment:
- In Google Sheets calculate the Pearson Correlation Coefficient for your 10 selected countries (use the same GDP and Fertility Rate data)
- Read p. 475-476, Intro to Simple Regression
- Read p. 476-481, Equation of the Regression Line
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