Chapter 3 test review Flashcards
Explanatory vairable
what is manipulated or you look for a change in
Response variable
the variable that’s outcome depends on the manipulation of the explanatory variable.
r
correlation coefficient: only measures quantitative variables, between 1 and -1, closer to one the stronger the correlation
Does a least squares regression line mean that the data is linear?
no, it is just a correlation between points
residual plot
the less correlation and pattern between points - more linear
observed - expected values, some negative, some positive
least square regression lines
regression line
line of best fit-prediction equation describes how a response variable y changes as an explanatory variable x changes