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What does a correlation coefficient close to zero imply?
A non-linear relationship may exist between the two variables
In statistics, what does Spearman’s rank correlation measure?
Non-linear monotonic relationships
Why is the interpretation of the correlation coefficient considered difficult?
It cannot explain causation
What is the purpose of performing a test of significance (such as R: cor.test()) on a correlation coefficient?
To assess if there is evidence against a null hypothesis of no correlation
Which statistical method is mentioned as a better way to understand the relationship between variables than the correlation coefficient?
R-squared
What does a high sensitivity to outliers mean for a correlation coefficient?
It can cause the correlation coefficient to be highly influenced by extreme data points
What does a correlation coefficient of -0.99 between water content and calorific value indicate?
A strong negative relationship
What does the small p-value (p < 0.0001) tell us?
There is strong evidence against the null hypothesis
In the Bagasse example, what can we conclude about the relationship between water content and calorific value from the correlation coefficient?
There is a strong negative relationship
How does the p-value affect our understanding of the relationship between water content and calorific value?
It provides strong evidence against the null hypothesis
Based on the information provided, what can be inferred about calorific value as water content increases?
Calorific value decreases
Why is a regression model needed to answer more complex questions about the relationship between water content and calorific value?
To understand how calorific value changes with water content
Learn about how the sample correlation estimates the true population correlation and understand that a strong relationship may not be useful if it is not linear. Discover that a correlation coefficient close to zero does not necessarily mean no relationship exists, only that it may not be linear and that outliers can greatly impact the correlation coefficient.
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