The Basic Practice of Statistics
The Basic Practice of Statistics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781319042578
Author: David S. Moore, William I. Notz, Michael A. Fligner
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 4.5, Problem 10AYK

a.

To determine

To construct: The scatterplot for the variables sea surface temperatures (in degrees Celsius) and coral growths.

To identify: The explanatory variable.

b.

To determine

To find: The value of correlation r between sea surface temperatures (in degrees Celsius) and coral growths.

To explain:The comparison of the r value with the graph in part(a).

c.

To determine

To find: The correlation coefficient betweensea surface temperatures (in degrees Celsius) and coral growth using software.

To check: Whether there is a same result for part (b), up to round off error or not.

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