Question

A health research institute collects information from 20 individuals on the number of years they have spent smoking cigarettes, and their age of death. The data is summarized below:

∑x=1257
∑y^2=836
∑x^2=98823
∑y=116
∑(xy)=8249


Find the correlation coefficient (r):

Answer 1

The correlation coefficient of the health research institute data measures the relationship between the age and the years of the smokers

The correlation coefficient is 0.53

How to calculate the correlation coefficient

The correlation coefficient (r) is calculated as:

$r = \frac{n(\sum xy) - \sum x \sum y}{\sqrt{[n \sum x^2 - (\sum x)^2][n\sum y^2 - (\sum y)^2}}$

Using the given parameters, we have:

$r = \frac{20 *8249 - 1257* 116}{\sqrt{[20 * 98823 - 1257^2][20 * 836 - 116^2}}$

Evaluate the exponents

$r = \frac{20 *8249 - 1257* 116}{\sqrt{[20 * 98823 - 1580049][20 * 836 - 13456}}$

Evaluate the products

$r = \frac{164980 - 145812}{\sqrt{[1976460 - 1580049][16720 - 13456}}$

Evaluate the differences

$r = \frac{19168}{\sqrt{[396411*3264}}$

Evaluate the product

$r = \frac{19168}{\sqrt{1293885504}}$

Evaluate the root

$r = \frac{19168}{35970.6}$

Evaluate the quotient

$r = 0.53$

Hence, the correlation coefficient is 0.53

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