Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation · Topic 4: Statistics and probability

SL4.4 — Correlation and linear regression

Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes

1. AISL4.4.1

   Scatter diagrams and correlation

   Describing bivariate data and Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient r.

2. AISL4.4.2

   The regression line of y on x

   Finding y = ax + b with technology and interpreting the parameters a and b.

3. AISL4.4.3

   Prediction, extrapolation and causation

   Using the line to predict, and the correlation-does-not-imply-causation principle.