Business Statistics: A First Course (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321979018
Author: David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat, David F. Stephan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.40AC
The file CEREALS lists the calories and sugar, in grams, in one serving of seven breakfast cereals.
- Calculate the
covariance . - Calculate the coefficient of
correlation . - Which do you think is more valuable in expressing the relationship between calories sugar—the covariance or the coefficient of correlation? Explain.
- Based on (a) and (b), what conclusions can you reach about the relationship between calories and sugar?
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