Correlation

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

A regression has correlation r = -0.7.

Regression info r = -0.7 slope b = ?

The slope of the regression line predicting y from x is:

  • A

    Equal to -1

  • B

    Positive

  • C

    Zero

  • D

    Negative

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Explanation

Slope b = r * sy/sx; since sy and sx are positive, the slope has the same sign as r.

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