Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134494043
Author: Jeff Bennett, William L. Briggs, Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7.1, Problem 20E
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- 20. Changing Units of Measurement. The correlation coefficient remains unchanged if we multiply all of the values of x by the same positive constant.
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Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life (5th Edition)
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