The assessment of diet is an important exposure for many disease outcomes. However, there is often much imprecision in dietary recall. In one study, 70- to 79-yearold women were asked about the preschool diet of their children (ages 2−4) using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). A unique aspect of the study is that simultaneous diet record data exist on the same children recorded in real time by their mothers when they were ages 2−4 and their mothers were 20 to 40 years old. The data in Table 11.36 were available on average servings of margarine per week. The Pearson correlation between intake from the two recording methods was 0.448. Assume that FFQ and DR margarine intake are normally distributed. 11.118 Test the hypothesis that the true Pearson correlation (ρ) is significantly different from zero [provide a p-value (two-tailed)].
The assessment of diet is an important exposure for many disease outcomes. However, there is often much imprecision in dietary recall. In one study, 70- to 79-yearold women were asked about the preschool diet of their children (ages 2−4) using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). A unique aspect of the study is that simultaneous diet record data exist on the same children recorded in real time by their mothers when they were ages 2−4 and their mothers were 20 to 40 years old. The data in Table 11.36 were available on average servings of margarine per week. The Pearson
11.118 Test the hypothesis that the true Pearson correlation (ρ) is significantly different from zero [provide a p-value (two-tailed)].
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