In: Statistics and Probability
You want to examine the relationship among patients under your care between vegetable intake and blood cholesterol. From dietary analyses and measurements of blood cholesterol, you get the values in the table below. Calculate the correlation coefficient. While this is a small sample, is the correlation significant (explain how you determined) and what would be your conclusion?
Patient |
Servings per day |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) |
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1 |
3 |
240 |
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2 |
4 |
180 |
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3 |
1 |
220 |
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4 |
8 |
120 |
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5 |
2 |
190 |
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Mean |
3.6 |
190 |
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SD |
2.7 |
46 |