Suppose one such researcher wants to investigate the relationship between lead levels in soil (micrograms/dL) and...

Suppose one such researcher wants to investigate the relationship between lead levels in soil (micrograms/dL) and BMI (kg/m²). The following table represents a SRS of households with the corresponding exterior lead levels and BMI of a randomly sampled child in the home.

Leal levels (µg/dL)	BMI (kg/m²)
13.6	19.7
14.3	19.9
9.7	20.1
9.4	22.1
11.4	19.8
10.9	21.6

A) Write out the null and alternative hypotheses for a formal test of significance testing the correlation between the two variables.

B) Calculate a t statistic and interpret your p value and results.

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Expert Solution

first, we have to find the correlation between Lead Level and BMI

we will test if there is a correlation between the two variable or not

b) we will conduct the test at 0.05 significance level.

orchestra answered 1 year ago

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