Title: Tutorial activity: Correlation and Regression
Course: UGQuants (SSPS) > Section: Correlation and Regression

Tutorial activity

Create a scatterplot of fertility by female life expectancy using WDI 2011. Would you say that a straight line is a reasonable summary of the relationship?

What is the regression equation for the effect of fertility on female life expectancy?

Using this equation, estimate the likely female life expectancy at birth in years if the fertility rate in a country is 4.5.