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When nicotine is absorbed by the body, cotinine is produced. A measurement of cotinine in the body is therefore a good indicator of how much a person smokes. Listed below are the reported numbers of cigarettes smoked per day and the measured amounts of nicotine (in ng/mL). Is there a linear correlation?
Cigarettes per day (X) |
60 |
10 |
4 |
15 |
10 |
1 |
20 |
7 |
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Cotinine (Y) |
179 |
283 |
75.6 |
174 |
209 |
9.51 |
350 |
43.4 |
a) Use the critical value method for testing hypothesis. (6pts)
b) What is the regression equation? Is it helpful in this situation? Why or why not?(3pts)
c) Predict the amount of cotinine for 40 cigarettessmoked per day. (1pt)