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INTERPRETATION OF THE SLOPE: The slope of the best-fit line tells us how the dependent variable ( y ) changes for every one unit increase in the independent ( x ) variable, on average.

Third exam vs final exam example

Slope: The slope of the line is b = 4.83.
Interpretation: For a one-point increase in the score on the third exam, the final exam score increases by 4.83 points, on average.

Using the Linear Regression T Test: LinRegTTest

  1. In the STAT list editor, enter the X data in list L1 and the Y data in list L2, paired so that the corresponding ( x , y ) values are next to each other in the lists. (If a particular pair of values is repeated, enter it as many times as it appears in the data.)
  2. On the STAT TESTS menu, scroll down with the cursor to select the LinRegTTest. (Be careful to select LinRegTTest, as some calculators may also have a different item called LinRegTInt.)
  3. On the LinRegTTest input screen enter: Xlist: L1 ; Ylist: L2 ; Freq: 1
  4. On the next line, at the prompt β or ρ , highlight "≠ 0" and press ENTER
  5. Leave the line for "RegEq:" blank
  6. Highlight Calculate and press ENTER.
1. Image of calculator input screen for LinRegTTest with input matching the instructions above. 2.Image of corresponding output calculator output screen for LinRegTTest: Output screen shows: Line 1. LinRegTTest; Line 2. y = a + bx; Line 3. beta does not equal 0 and rho does not equal 0; Line 4. t = 2.657560155; Line 5. df = 9; Line 6. a = 173.513363; Line 7. b = 4.827394209; Line 8. s = 16.41237711; Line 9. r squared = .4396931104; Line 10. r = .663093591

The output screen contains a lot of information. For now we will focus on a few items from the output, and will return later to the other items.
The second line says y = a + bx . Scroll down to find the values a = –173.513, and b = 4.8273; the equation of the best fit line is ŷ = –173.51 + 4.83 x
The two items at the bottom are r 2 = 0.43969 and r = 0.663. For now, just note where to find these values; we will discuss them in the next two sections.

Graphing the Scatterplot and Regression Line

  1. We are assuming your X data is already entered in list L1 and your Y data is in list L2
  2. Press 2nd STATPLOT ENTER to use Plot 1
  3. On the input screen for PLOT 1, highlight On , and press ENTER
  4. For TYPE: highlight the very first icon which is the scatterplot and press ENTER
  5. Indicate Xlist: L1 and Ylist: L2
  6. For Mark: it does not matter which symbol you highlight.
  7. Press the ZOOM key and then the number 9 (for menu item "ZoomStat") ; the calculator will fit the window to the data
  8. To graph the best-fit line, press the "Y=" key and type the equation –173.5 + 4.83X into equation Y1. (The X key is immediately left of the STAT key). Press ZOOM 9 again to graph it.
  9. Optional: If you want to change the viewing window, press the WINDOW key. Enter your desired window using Xmin, Xmax, Ymin, Ymax

Note

Another way to graph the line after you create a scatter plot is to use LinRegTTest.

  1. Make sure you have done the scatter plot. Check it on your screen.
  2. Go to LinRegTTest and enter the lists.
  3. At RegEq: press VARS and arrow over to Y-VARS. Press 1 for 1:Function. Press 1 for 1:Y1. Then arrow down to Calculate and do the calculation for the line of best fit.
  4. Press Y = (you will see the regression equation).
  5. Press GRAPH. The line will be drawn."

The correlation coefficient r

Besides looking at the scatter plot and seeing that a line seems reasonable, how can you tell if the line is a good predictor? Use the correlation coefficient as another indicator (besides the scatterplot) of the strength of the relationship between x and y .

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Source:  OpenStax, Introductory statistics. OpenStax CNX. May 06, 2016 Download for free at http://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11562/1.18
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