The two lines of regressions are x + 2y - 5 = 0 and 2x + 3y - 8 = 0 and the variance of x is 12. Find the variance of y and the coefficient of correlation.
x + 2y = 5
2x + 3y - 8 = 0
and
On solving these two equations, we get
x = 1 and y = 2
bxy = and
Coefficient of correlation, r =
=
=
byx =
But
= - 2
Thus, the variance is - 2.
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