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Modern medical practice tells us not to encourage babies to become too fat. Is there a positive correlation between the weight x of a 1-year-old baby and the weight y of the mature adult (30 years old)? A random sample of medical files produced the following information for 14 females: x (lb) = 21, 25, 23, 24, 20, 15, 25, 21, 17, 24, 26, 22, 18, 19 y (lb) = 125, 125, 120, 125, 130, 120, 145, 130, 130, 130, 130, 140, 110, 115, 130, 130, 130 a. Solve for Σx = Blank 1 b. Solve for Σy = Blank 2 c. Solve for Σx2 = Blank 3 d. Solve for Σy2 = Blank 4 e. Solve for Σxy = Blank 5 f. Solve for Pearson's r = Blank 6 g. Solve for the variance = Blank 7 h. Solve for the slope of the simple linear regression line = Blank 8 i. Solve for the y-intercept of the simple linear regression line = Blank 9 j. (Multiple choice) How would you describe the linear relationship of the data? Write only the letter of your answer: Blank 10 a. Very weak linear relationship b. Weak linear relationship c. Moderate linear relationship d. Strong linear relationship e. Very strong linear relationship

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Modern medical practice tells us not to encourage babies to become too fat. Is there a positive correlation between the weight x of a 1-year-old baby and the weight y of the mature adult (30 years old)? A random sample of medical files produced the following information for 14 females: x (lb) = 21, 25, 23, 24, 20, 15, 25, 21, 17, 24, 26, 22, 18, 19 y (lb) = 125, 125, 120, 125, 130, 120, 145, 130, 130, 130, 130, 140, 110, 115, 130, 130, 130

a. Solve for Σx = Blank 1 b. Solve for Σy = Blank 2 c. Solve for Σx2 = Blank 3 d. Solve for Σy2 = Blank 4 e. Solve for Σxy = Blank 5 f. Solve for Pearson's r = Blank 6 g. Solve for the variance = Blank 7 h. Solve for the slope of the simple linear regression line = Blank 8 i. Solve for the y-intercept of the simple linear regression line = Blank 9 j. (Multiple choice) How would you describe the linear relationship of the data? Write only the letter of your answer: Blank 10 a. Very weak linear relationship b. Weak linear relationship c. Moderate linear relationship d. Strong linear relationship e. Very strong linear relationship

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a. Σx = sum of all x values = 21 + 25 + 23 + 24 + 20 + 15 + 25 + 21 + 17 + 24 + 26 + 22 + 18 + 19 = 320

b. Σy = sum of all y values = 125 + 125 + 120 + 125 + 130 + 120 + 145 + 130 + 130 + 130 + 130 + 140 + 110 + 115 = 1825

c. Σx2 = sum of squares of all x values = 21^2 + 25^2 + 23^2 + 24^2 + 20^2 + 15^2 + 25^2 + 21^2 + 17^2 + 24^2 + 26^2 + 22^2 + 18^2 + 19^2 = 6810

d. Σy2 = sum of squares of all y values = 125^2 + 125^2 + 120^2 + 125^2 + 130^2 + 120^2 + 145^2 + 130^2 + 130^2 + 130^2 + 130^2 + 140^2 + 110^2 + 115^2 = 238375

e. Σxy = sum of the product of corresponding x and y values = 21125 + 25125 + 23120 + 24125 + 20130 + 15120 + 25145 + 21130 + 17130 + 24130 + 26130 + 22140 + 18110 + 19115 = 41400

f. Pearson's r = (nΣxy - ΣxΣy) / sqrt([nΣx2 - (Σx)^2][nΣy2 - (Σy)^2]) = (1441400 - 3201825) / sqrt([146810 - 320^2][14238375 - 1825^2]) = 0.52

g. Variance = (Σx2/n - (Σx/n)^2) = (6810/14 - (320/14)^2) = 11.84

h. Slope of the simple linear regression line = (nΣxy - ΣxΣy) / (nΣx2 - (Σx)^2) = (1441400 - 3201825) / (146810 - 320^2) = 4.57

i. y-intercept of the simple linear regression line = (Σy/n) - slope*(Σx/n) = (1825/14) - 4.57*(320/14) = 47.14

j. Pearson's r is 0.52, which indicates a moderate linear relationship. So, the answer is c. Moderate linear relationship.

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