This document discusses correlation and regression analysis. It defines correlation as assessing the relationship between two variables, while regression determines how well one variable can predict another. Correlation does not imply causation. Pearson's r standardizes the covariance between variables and ranges from -1 to 1, indicating the strength and direction of their linear relationship. Regression finds the best-fitting linear relationship through the least squares method to minimize residuals and predict one variable from another. It provides the slope and intercept of the regression line. The coefficient of determination, r-squared, indicates how well the regression model fits the data.