Monday, April 18, 2011

Relationship Between Variables

Find the sample covariance of the data below and tell if the variables have a direct or inverse relation.


x y
2 5
4 11
6 13
8 17
10 21

1 comment:

  1. COV = 19

    Since COV > 0, there is a direct (positive) relation between the variables.

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