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(Chapter 8, STAT 1040)
# Correlation
## Scatter Diagrams
A scatter diagram or scatter plot shows the relationship between two variables. One variable is on the X axis, the other on the Y axis.
If a scatter diagram is football shaped, it can be summarized using the 5-number summary:
| Variable | Description |
| -- | -- |
| $\bar{x}$ | The average of the set graphed along the X axis |
| $\sigma_x$| The standard deviation of set graphed along the X axis |
| $\bar{y}$ | The average of the set graphed along the Y axis |
| $\sigma_y$ | The standard deviation of the set graphed along the Y axis |
| $r$ | The correlation coefficient, or how closely clustered the datapoints are in a line |
The intersection of the averages of x and y will be the center of an oval shaped scatter diagram. Draw lines $2\sigma$ (will contain ~95% of all data) from the center along each axis to generalize the shape of a scatter plot.
You can approximate the mean by trying to find the upper bound and the lower bound of $2\sigma$ deviation to either side of the mean, then finding the middle of those two points to find $\bar{x}$. You can divide the range between the two points by 4 to find $\sigma$.
### Association
- Positive association is demonstrated when the dots are trend upward as $x$ increases ($r$ is positive).
- Negative association is demonstrated when the the dots trend downward as $x$ increases ($r$ is negative).
- Strong association is demonstrated when dots are clustered tightly together along a line ($|r|$ is closer to 1).
- Weak association is demonstrated when dots are not clustered tightly. ($|r|$ is closer to 0)
## Correlation
Correlation is between `-1` and `1`. Correlation near 1 means tight clustering, and correlation near 0 means loose clustering. $r$ is -1 if the points are on a line with negative slope, $r$ is positive 1 if the points are on a line with a positive slope. As $|r|$ gets closer to 1, the line points cluster more tightly around a line.
If $x$ is above average, we expect the $y$ to be above average if there's a strong correlation coefficient
## Calculating $r$ by hand
Put the $x$ values into $L1$, put the $y$ values into $L2$.
1. Convert the $x$ each x value in the list to standard units($z$). Convert each $y$ value to standard units.
$$ z = \frac{x-\bar{x}}{\sigma_x} $$
2. Multiply the standard units for each ($x$, $y$) pair in the sets, giving you a third list, named $p$ in this example.
$$ x * y = p$$
3. Find the average of the values from step 3, this is $r$.
$$ \bar{x}(p) $$
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-calculate-the-correlation-coefficient-3126228
# Terminology
| Term | Definition |
| -- | -- |
| $r$ | Correlation Coefficient |
| Linear Correlation | Measures the strength of a line |
(Chapter 9, STAT 1040)
# Correlation contd.
## Notes
- $r$ is a pure number, and does not have units
- $r$ does not change if you:
- switch the $x$ and $y$ values
- add the same number to every x or y value
- multiply each $x$ or $y$ value by a positive number
- The correlation coefficient can be misleading in the presence of outliers or nonlinear association.
- $r$ only shows the strength of a linear relationship.
- High $r$ only indicates high correlation, not causation.
- $r$ is not a linear, perfect scale. An $r$ of 0.8 does not mean twice as much linearity as an $r$ of 0.4
### Ecological Correlations
- Sometimes each point on the plot represents the average or rate for a whole group of individuals.
- Ecological correlations are artificially strong
- The size of points may indicate the size of the datapoints
# Regression
(Chapter 10, STAT 1040)
## Notes
### Explanatory and Response Variables
- Regression uses values of one variable to predict values for a related value.
- The variable you are trying to predict is called the *response variable*. It is graphed along the *y-axis*. This is the thing being predicted/measured.
- The variable you have information about that you are using to make the prediction is called the *explanatory variable*. It is graphed along the *x-axis*. This is the treatment.
- Just because a relationship exists between $x$ and $y$ *does not* mean that changes in $x$ *cause* changes in $y$.
- If the graph is given to you already set up, you already know the response and explanatory variables.
- The $\sigma$ line will always always have a slope of:
$$\pm \frac{\sigma_y}{\sigma_x}$$
- The SD line always passes through the averages for each axis.
- It'll go through the middle of the "football"
- $(ave_x, ave_y)$ is on the line
- Visually looks like a line of best fit
- The SD line is not used for prediction because it over-predicts
- Someone who is *exactly on* the SD line is the same number of SDs above or below the average in the y axis as they are in the x axis.
Given a scatter diagram where the average of each set lies on the point $(75, 70)$, with a $\sigma_x$ of 10 and a $\sigma_y$ of 12, you can graph the SD line by going up $\sigma_y$ and right $\sigma_x$, then connecting that point (in this example, $(85, 82)$) with the mean points.
### The Regression Line/Least Squared Regression Line (LSRL)
- This line has a more moderate slope than the SD line. it does not go through the peaks of the "football"
- Predictions can only be made if the data displays a linear association (is a football shape).
- The regression line is *used to predict* the y variable when the x variable is given
- In regression, the $x$ variable is the known variable, and $y$ is the value being solved for.
- The regression line goes through the point of averages, and can be positive or negative
$$ slope = r(\frac{\sigma_y}{\sigma_x}) $$
- You can find the regression line by multiplying $\sigma_y$ by $r$, for the rise, then using $\sigma_x$ for the run from the point of averages.
The below formula can be used to predict a y value given a 5 number summary of a set.
$$ \hat{y} = \frac{x-\bar{x}}{\sigma_x} * r * \sigma_y + \bar{y} $$
1. Find $z_x$
2. Multiply $z_x$ by $r$
3. Multiply that by $\sigma_y$
4. Add the average of $y$
- For a positive association, for every $\sigma_x$ above average we are in $x$, the line predicts $y$ to be $\sigma_y$ standard deviations above y.x
### The Regression Effect
- In a test-retest situation, people with low scores tend to improve, and people with high scores tend to do worse. This means that individuals score closer to the average as they retest.
- The regression *fallacy* is contributing this to something other than chance error.
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# Terminology
| Term | Definition |
| -- | -- |
| $\hat{y}$ | The predicted value |