In: Statistics and Probability
A researcher studied age and systolic blood pressure of 6 randomly selected subjects. The data are shown in the table.
Subject /Age /Pressure
A 43 120
B 48 128
C 56 135
D 61 141
E 67 143
F 70 152
Test the significance of the correlation between age and systolic blood pressure. Use a significance level of 0.05.
Step1) Identify the null and alternative hypotheses symbolically. H0: H1:
Step 2) Find the p – value and make the decision to reject or not reject the null hypothesis.
Step 3) Choose the correct conclusion from the following: There is no correlation between age and systolic blood pressure. There is a correlation between age and systolic blood pressure.
Step 4) Find the equation of the regression line for the data.
Step 5) Using the equation of the regression line found in Step 4), predict the blood pressure for a person who is 50 years old.