SOLUTION: 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. Age, x 12 21 38 44 59 63 70 D

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Question 321278: 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.
Age, x 12 21 38 44 59 63 70
Days in Hospital, y 4 6 7 5 9 11 12


Calculate the correlation coefficient, r.

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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.
Age, x 12 21 38 44 59 63 70
Days in Hospital, y 4 6 7 5 9 11 12

Calculate the correlation coefficient, r.
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Ans: r = 0.8948
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Stan H.