Bone mineral density and cola consumption has been recorded for a sample of patients. Let x represent the number of colas consumed per week and y the bone mineral density in grams per cubic centimeter. Assume the data is normally distributed. Calculate the correlation coefficient using technology (you can copy and paste the data into Excel). Round answer to 4 decimal places.
Make sure you put the 0 in front of the decimal.
x |
y |
1 |
0.8683 |
2 |
0.8724 |
3 |
0.8898 |
4 |
0.8752 |
5 |
0.8916 |
6 |
0.8634 |
7 |
0.8762 |
8 |
0.8888 |
9 |
0.8552 |
10 |
0.8546 |
11 |
0.862 |
Correlation coefficient is -0.4399.
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