A research company summarized average time spent every day by teenagers watching television. Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Time 179 195 196 190 187 185 182 169
Correlation
Correlation defines a relationship between two independent variables. It tells the degree to which variables move in relation to each other. When two sets of data are related to each other, there is a correlation between them.
Linear Correlation
A correlation is used to determine the relationships between numerical and categorical variables. In other words, it is an indicator of how things are connected to one another. The correlation analysis is the study of how variables are related.
Regression Analysis
Regression analysis is a statistical method in which it estimates the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variable. In simple terms dependent variable is called as outcome variable and independent variable is called as predictors. Regression analysis is one of the methods to find the trends in data. The independent variable used in Regression analysis is named Predictor variable. It offers data of an associated dependent variable regarding a particular outcome.
A research company summarized average time spent every day by teenagers watching television.
Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Time 179 195 196 190 187 185 182 169
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Use a quadratic regression to estimate the average amount of time spent watching television in 2008.
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