Compute a pearsons correlation coefficient

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A statistics instructor is interested in the correlation (Pearson r) between how many hours a student sleeps the night before the final examination and the students score on the final examination. Use the following information to answer the questions below.

Student

Sleep (hrs)

Final

Barbara

8

96

Michael

6.3

75

Tina

10.5

88

Sharene

6.8

65

Destiny

8.5

82

Courtney

7.5

70

William

9

100

Kobe

7.5

84

Missy

6.5

73

Jose

8.2

96

Jeffrey

8.7

87

(a) Compute a Pearson's correlation coefficient for these data.

(b) Determine whether the correlation is significant.

(d) Calculate the regression slope and Y-intercept.

(e) Use the regression equation to predict the final examination grade for a student who sleeps 7.0 hours.

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