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26. POTUS Media periodically discuss the issue of heights of winning presidential candidates and heights of their main opponents. Listed below are those heights (cm) from several recent presidential elections (from Data Set 15 “Presidents” in Appendix B). Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that there is a linear correlation between heights of winning presidential candidates and heights of their main opponents? Should there be such a correlation?
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- Testing for a Linear Correlation. In Exercises 13–28, construct a scatterplot, and find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. Also find the P-value or the critical values of r from Table A-6. Use a significance level of α = 0.05. Determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support a claim of a linear correlation between the two variables. (Save your work because the same data sets will be used in Section 10-2 exercises.) Tips Listed below are amounts of bills for dinner and the amounts of the tips that were left. The data were collected by students of the author. Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that there is a linear correlation between the bill amounts and the tip amounts? If everyone were to tip with the same percentage, what should be the value of r?arrow_forwardTesting for a Linear Correlation. In Exercises 13–28, construct a scatterplot, and find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. Also find the P-value or the critical values of r from Table A-6. Use a significance level of α = 0.05. Determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support a claim of a linear correlation between the two variables. (Save your work because the same data sets will be used in Section 10-2 exercises.) Revised mpg Ratings Listed below are combined city-highway fuel economy ratings (in mi/gal) for different cars. The old ratings are based on tests used before 2008 and the new ratings are based on tests that went into effect in 2008. Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that there is a linear correlation between the old ratings and the new ratings? What do the data suggest about the old ratings?arrow_forwardTesting for a Linear Correlation. In Exercises 13–28, construct a scatterplot, and find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. Also find the P-value or the critical values of r from Table A-6. Use a significance level of α = 0.05. Determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support a claim of a linear correlation between the two variables. (Save your work because the same data sets will be used in Section 10-2 exercises.) Manatees Listed below are numbers of registered pleasure boats in Florida (tens of thousands) and the numbers of manatee fatalities from encounters with boats in Florida for each of several recent years. The values are from Data Set 10 “Manatee Deaths” in Appendix B. Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that there is a linear correlation between numbers of registered pleasure boats and numbers of manatee boat fatalities?arrow_forward
- Testing for a Linear Correlation. In Exercises 13–28, construct a scatterplot, and find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. Also find the P-value or the critical values of r from Table A-6. Use a significance level of α = 0.05. Determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support a claim of a linear correlation between the two variables. (Save your work because the same data sets will be used in Section 10-2 exercises.) POTUS Media periodically discuss the issue of heights of winning presidential candidates and heights of their main opponents. Listed below are those heights (cm) from several recent presidential elections (from Data Set 15 “Presidents” in Appendix B). Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that there is a linear correlation between heights of winning presidential candidates and heights of their main opponents? Should there be such a correlation?arrow_forwardNumber 16arrow_forwardconstruct a scatterplot, and find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r. Also find the P-value or the critical values of r from Table A-6 using α = 0.05 Determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support a claim of a linear correlation between the two variables. (Save your work because the same data sets will be used in Section 10-3 exercises.) Crickets and Temperature One classic application of correlation involves the association between the temperature and the number of times a cricket chirps in a minute. Listed below are the numbers of chirps in 1 min and the corresponding temperatures in °F (based on data from The Song of Insects by George W. Pierce, Harvard University Press). Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that there is a linear correlation between the number of chirps in 1 min and the temperature?arrow_forward
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- A study of emergency service facilities investigated the relationship between the number of facilities and the average distance traveled to provide the emergency service. The following table gives the data collected. Number ofFacilities AverageDistance(miles) 9 1.65 11 1.11 16 0.83 21 0.62 27 0.51 30 0.48 (a) Develop a scatter diagram for these data, treating average distance traveled as the dependent variable. A scatter diagram has 6 points. The horizontal axis ranges from 0 to 1.8 and is labeled: Distance. The vertical axis ranges from 5 to 35 and is labeled: Number. Moving from left to right, the leftmost point is at approximately (0.48, 30), with the next five points extending downward. The points decrease steeply at first and then level off. A scatter diagram has 6 points. The horizontal axis ranges from 5 to 35 and is labeled: Number. The vertical axis ranges from 0 to 1.8 and is labeled: Distance. Moving from left to right, the leftmost point is at…arrow_forwardKia assesses people's levels of gratitude and stress that occur naturally to determine if a relationship exists between the two variables. Kia is using a(n): a. quasi-experimental design b. experimental design c. descriptive design d. correlational designarrow_forwardBased on the scatterplot, what is the most likely value of the linear correlation coefficient r?A. 0B. 1C. -1D. -0.5arrow_forward
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