MATH 1040 - Introduction to Statistics

Lesson 8.4 The Coefficient of Determination

Reading

Reading sections are from the Introductory Statistics Textbook

Lesson

Technology

The videos below were seen in 8.3 on correlation. When we calculated the correlation coefficient \(r\), we also found the coefficient of determination \(r^2\). The videos are here as a reminder to you.

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Desmos

This video was shown in 8.1 on the Line of Best Fit. It is good to watch again, but if you are shaky with line of best fit, go ahead and watch it again. You’ll see the correlation in the calculation as I mention in the video.