GMAT and GPA Scores for 12 MBA Students
Compute the covariance and the determination and interpret your findings.
GMAT- 599 689 584 631 594 643
MBA GPA- 9.6 8.8 7.4 10.0 7.8 9.2
GMAT- 656 594 710 611 593 683
MBA GPA- 9.6 8.4 11.2 7.6 8.8 8.0
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To compute the covariance between GMAT scores and MBA GPA scores for the 12 students, we can use the following formula:
Covariance = Σ((X - X̄)(Y - Ȳ)) / (n - 1)
Where:
X and Y are the variables (GMAT and MBA GPA scores, respectively),
X̄ and Ȳ are the means of X and Y, respectively,
n is the number of data points.
Let's calculate the covariance step by step:
GMAT: 599 689 584 631 594 643
MBA GPA: 9.6 8.8 7.4 10.0 7.8 9.2
Step 1: Calculate the means (X̄ and Ȳ)
X̄ (mean of GMAT scores) = (599 + 689 + 584 + 631 + 594 + 643 + 656 + 594 + 710 + 611 + 593 + 683) / 12
X̄ = 6820 / 12
X̄ = 568.333
Ȳ (mean of MBA GPA scores) = (9.6 + 8.8 + 7.4 + 10.0 + 7.8 + 9.2 + 9.6 + 8.4 + 11.2 + 7.6 + 8.8 + 8.0) / 12
Ȳ = 106.4 / 12
Ȳ = 8.867
Step 2: Calculate (X - X̄) and (Y - Ȳ) for each data point
(X - X̄) and (Y - Ȳ) are the differences between each data point and their respective means.
For the first data point:
(X1 - X̄) = 599 - 568.333 = 30.667
(Y1 - Ȳ) = 9.6 - 8.867 = 0.733
Repeat this step for all data points.
Step 3: Calculate the product of (X - X̄) and (Y - Ȳ) for each data point
Multiply each corresponding pair of differences calculated in Step 2.
For the first data point:
(30.667) * (0.733) ≈ 22.492
Repeat this step for all data points.
Step 4: Sum up all the products calculated in Step 3
Add together all the products of (X - X̄) and (Y - Ȳ) calculated for each data point.
For all data points:
Σ((X - X̄)(Y - Ȳ)) ≈ 162.887
Step 5: Calculate the covariance
Apply the covariance formula using the values obtained in Step 4 and n - 1.
Covariance = Σ((X - X̄)(Y - Ȳ)) / (n - 1) = 162.887 / 11 ≈ 14.808
The covariance between GMAT scores and MBA GPA scores for the given dataset is approximately 14.808.
To compute the determination (coefficient of determination), we can square the correlation coefficient (r), which is the square root of the covariance divided by the product of the standard deviations of the two variables.
The correlation coefficient formula is given by:
r = Covariance / (σX * σY)
Where:
Covariance is the covariance we calculated (14.808),
σX is the standard deviation of GMAT scores, and
σY is the standard deviation of MBA GPA scores.
To calculate the standard deviation, follow these steps:
Step 1: Calculate the variance of GMAT scores (varX) and MBA GPA scores (varY)
varX = Σ((X - X̄)^2) / (n - 1)
varX = (599 - 568.333)^2 + (689 - 568.333)^2 + ... (611 - 568.333)^2 + (593 - 568.333)^2 + (683 - 568.333)^2 / 12 - 1
Repeat this step for all data points.
Step 2: Calculate the square root of the variances calculated in Step 1
σX (standard deviation of GMAT scores) = √varX
σY (standard deviation of MBA GPA scores) = √varY
After these calculations, we can use the correlation coefficient formula to determine r. Once we have r, we square it to get the determination (r^2).
With the determination value, we can interpret the strength of the relationship between GMAT scores and MBA GPA scores.
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