Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4 Student 5 Student 6 Student 7 Student 8 Student 9 Height (inches) 63 67 68 68 69 70 71 74 75 Weight (lbs) 140 160 140 149 165 125 235 260 190 ∝=0.05 Find the correlation coefficient between height and weight. Construct the equation of the regression line.  Predict the weight of a student who is 68 inches tall. 2.  Write a well-developed paragraph or two about what you have learned from this process. When you read, see, or hear a statistic in the future, what skills will you apply to know whether or not you can trust the result?

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Student 1

Student 2

Student 3

Student 4

Student 5

Student 6

Student 7

Student 8

Student 9

Height (inches)

63

67

68

68

69

70

71

74

75

Weight (lbs)

140

160

140

149

165

125

235

260

190

∝=0.05

  1. Find the correlation coefficient between height and weight.
  2. Construct the equation of the regression line. 
  3. Predict the weight of a student who is 68 inches tall.

2.  Write a well-developed paragraph or two about what you have learned from this process. When you read, see, or hear a statistic in the future, what skills will you apply to know whether or not you can trust the result?

 

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