Exercise 9.1 - Chapter 9 Correlation and Regression Analysis 11th Business Maths Guide Samacheer Kalvi Solutions - SaraNextGen [2024-2025]

Updated On May 15, 2024

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Exercise 9.1

Text Book Back Questions and Answers

.Calculate the correlation co-efficient for the following data:

Solution:

Coefficient of correlation

Question 2.
Find the coefficient of correlation for the following:

Solution:

Question 3.
Calculate the coefficient of correlation for the ages of husbands and their respective wives:

Solution:
Without deviation:.

N = 10
Coefficient of correlation

Note: We can do the above problem using deviations taken from arithmetic means of X and Y. i.e., using

Question 4.
Calculate the coefficient of correlation between X and Y series from the following data:

The summation of product deviations of X and Y series from their respective arithmetic means is 122.
Solution:
Σx² = 136, Σy² = 138, Σxy = 122
Correlation coefficient

Question 5.
Calculate the correlation coefficient for the following data:

Solution:

N = 10, ΣX = 310, ΣY = 340, Σx² = 870, Σy² = 720, Σxy = 178

Correlation coefficient

Question 6.
Find the coefficient of correlation for the following:

Solution:

N = 8, ΣX = 600, ΣY = 724, Σdx² = 1172, Σdy² = 3372, Σdxdy = -146
Correlation coefficient

Question 7.
An examination of 11 applicants for an accountant post was taken by a finance company. The marks obtained by the applicants in the reasoning and aptitude tests are given below.

Calculate Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient from the data given above.
Solution:

N = 11, Σd² = 22
Rank correlation

Question 8.
The following are the ranks obtained by 10 students in commerce and accountancy are given below:

To what extent is the knowledge of students in the two subjects related?
Solution:

N = 11, Σd² = 128
Rank correlation

Question 9.
A random sample of recent repair jobs was selected and the estimated cost and actual cost were recorded.

Calculate the value of spearman’s correlation coefficient.
Solution:

N = 8, Σd² = 8
Rank correlation

Question 10.
The rank of 10 students of the same batch in two subjects A and B are given below. Calculate the rank correlation coefficient.

Solution:

N = 10, Σd² = 226
Rank correlation