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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.

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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.

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Chapter 12.12, Problem 12.129ACI

Failure times of silicon wafer microchips. Refer to the National Semiconductor study of manufactured silicon wafer integrated circuit chips, Exercise 12.63 (p. 725). Recall that the failure times of the microchips (in hours) was determined at different solder temperatures (degrees Celsius). The data are repeated in the table below.

Chapter 12.12, Problem 12.129ACI, Failure times of silicon wafer microchips. Refer to the National Semiconductor study of manufactured

a. Fit the straight-line model E (y) = β₀ + β₁x to the data, where y =failure time and x =solder temperature.
b. Compute the residual for a microchip manufactured at a temperature of 149°C.
c. Plot the residuals against solder temperature (x). Do you detect a trend?
d. In Exercise 12.63c , you determined that failure time (y) and solder temperature (x) were curvilinearly related. Does the residual plot, part c, support this conclusion?

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