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Unit 5: Regression Analysis

Correlation

Interpret the correlation r for a linear relationship, know what changes it and what can't, and explain why a strong r proves neither a line nor a cause.

Topic 5.2 · 9 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Statistics plan

In this lesson

  1. 01How r is built
  2. 02A strong r doesn't mean a line fits
  3. 03Correlation does not show causation
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points

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