el (mmol/l) 1 5.12 2.30 2 6.18 2.54 3 6.77 2.95 4 6.65 3.77 5 6.36 4.18 6 5.90 5.31 7 5.48 5.53 8 6.02 8.83 9 10.34 9.48 10 8.51 14.20 a. Construct a two-way scatter plot for these data. b. Use STATA to calculate Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient for these data. c. Test, α = 0.05, whether or not the population correlation, ρ, equals 0.

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In a study conducted in Italy, 10 patients with hypertriglyceridemia were placed on a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet. Before the start of the diet, cholesterol and triglyceride measurements were recorded for each subject. Patient Cholesterol Level (mmol/l) Triglyceride level (mmol/l) 1 5.12 2.30 2 6.18 2.54 3 6.77 2.95 4 6.65 3.77 5 6.36 4.18 6 5.90 5.31 7 5.48 5.53 8 6.02 8.83 9 10.34 9.48 10 8.51 14.20

a. Construct a two-way scatter plot for these data.

b. Use STATA to calculate Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient for these data.

c. Test, α = 0.05, whether or not the population correlation, ρ, equals 0.

 

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