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STT 233

Exercise 8. Regression and Correlation Coefficient

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A researcher is interested in learning how strong is the association between the sodium intake and
systolic blood pressure of 12 individuals and how well can he predict blood pressure from sodium
intake. He obtained the following data from these 12 individuals:

person 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
sodium 6.8 7.0 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.5 6.4
BP 154 167 162 173 190 158 166 195 189 186 148 140

1. (3 points) Construct a scatter diagram.

2. (4 points) Compute the correlation coefficient. Interpret results.
3. (5 points) Test Ho: 𝜌= 0 against H1: 𝜌 ≠ 0 at the 0.01 level of significance.
4. (5 points) Estimate the regression equation.
5. (3 points) Compute the coefficient of determination. Interpret results.
6. (3 points) Estimate the blood pressure of a person if his sodium intake is 6.6.
7. (5 points) Test Ho: b = 0 against H1: b≠ 0 at the 0.01 level of significance.