document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321278>Question 321278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ages (in years) of seven people and the number of days they spent recovering in the hospital after surgery are given in the following table.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Age, x 12 21 38 44 59 63 70 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Days in Hospital, y 4 6 7 5 9 11 12 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Calculate the correlation coefficient, r.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Age, x 12 21 38 44 59 63 70 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Calculate the correlation coefficient, r. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: r = 0.8948<BR>\n" );
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