Line of Best Fit and Correlation

Line of Best Fit and Correlation

Grade 10 · Math · 45 min

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can write the equation of the line of best fit and interpret the correlation coefficient, r, to describe the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

Warm-Up Video

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Correlation Coefficient

Practice Questions

7 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

What does a correlation coefficient of 0.1 indicate about the relationship between two variables? Calculate the correlation coefficient, r, for the following data set: x = 1, 2, 3 and y = 2, 4, 5. Show your work.

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