he ages and percent of body fat of randomly selected adults are recorded below.Age (in years)23 27 39 41 45 49 53 54 58 61 Body fat (in percent)9.5 17.8 31.4  25.9 27.4 25.2 42.0 29.1 33.0 34.5 a) Find the correlation coefficient r between the ages and the percent of body fat of adults. b) Find critical values for r. c) Determine if there is significant linear correlation in the population using a 0.05 significance level.d) Clearly state the conclusion

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The ages and percent of body fat of randomly selected adults are recorded below.Age (in years)23 27 39 41 45 49 53 54 58 61 Body fat (in percent)9.5 17.8 31.4  25.9 27.4 25.2 42.0 29.1 33.0 34.5 a) Find the correlation coefficient r between the ages and the percent of body fat of adults. b) Find critical values for r. c) Determine if there is significant linear correlation in the population using a 0.05 significance level.d) Clearly state the conclusion.

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