In: Statistics and Probability
| 
 Age Group Midpoint  | 
 Diastolic Blood Pressure  | 
| 
 5  | 
 60  | 
| 
 7  | 
 63  | 
| 
 9  | 
 69  | 
| 
 11  | 
 74  | 
| 
 13  | 
 75  | 
| 
 15  | 
 71  | 
| 
 17  | 
 77  | 
| 
 19  | 
 85  | 
| 
 21  | 
 78  | 
a. Which of these variables - age group or blood pressure - are the independent and dependent variables?
Independent: Age ?
Dependent: Blood Pressure ?
b. Find the regression equation which best describes the relationship between these variables.
Y = a + bx?
c. Calculate the correlation coefficient for this regression equation for this sample.
Answer a)
Here, Independent variable x = Age and Dependent Variable y = Diastolic Blood Pressure
Answer b)
The equation of the regression line is: y = 56.086 + 1.258*x

Answer c)
The correlation coefficient for this regression equation for this sample is 0.8933
