ather's and Son's Weights A physician wishes to know whether there is a relationship between a father's weight (in pounds) and his newborn son's weight (in pounds). The data are given here. Father's weight  x       205    215    187    210    160    196    176 Son's weight  y       9    14.5    8.3    13.5    8.5    6.7    5   1) Compute the value of the correlation. Round your answer to at least 3 decimal places. r = ___

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Father's and Son's Weights A physician wishes to know whether there is a relationship between a father's weight (in pounds) and his newborn son's weight (in pounds). The data are given here.

Father's weight 
x
  
   205
   215
   187
   210
   160
   196
   176
Son's weight 
y
  
   9
   14.5
   8.3
   13.5
   8.5
   6.7
   5

 

1) Compute the value of the correlation. Round your answer to at least 3 decimal places.
r = ___

2) State the hypothesis
H0
H1:

3) Test the significance of the correlation coefficient at a= 0.05
         a)     critical values?    +/-  ____
         b)      Give a brief explaination of the type of relationship?
                   There (IS or IS NOT) a significant linear realtionship between the number of grams of water and the                         number of grams of carbohydrates.

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