M5 CHECK IN ACTIVITY 3:

A researcher is interested in knowing how well he can predict blood pressure from
sodium intake.

1. Formulate the regression equation for the data.

Y = 28.156x - 27.926

2. What would be a likely blood pressure reading for a patient with a sodium
intake of 6.0? Of 8.5?

Y = 28.156 (6.0) - 27.926 = 141.01

Y = 28.156 (8.5) - 27.926 = 211.4​

Patients Sodium BP

1 6.5 151

2 7.3 170

3 6.6 165

4 7.5 172

5 7.6 187

6 6.7 161

7 6.7 169

8 7.8 192

9 7 185

10 7.4 190

11 6.2 145

12 6.7 143

Hypothesis:
Ho = There is no significant relationship between sodium intake and blood pressure
Ha = There is a significant relationship between sodium intake and blood pressure.

Decision Rule: ​Since P-value = 0.00075 < alpha = 0.05, reject the Ho
Conclusion:​ ​There is a significant relationship between sodium intake and blood
pressure.