a) Calculate the regression equation for height of son upon height of father.  b) When the regression equation is written in the form describe what b represents giving a numerical example.  c) Find the predicted height for a son whose father is 177cm tall.

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A researcher believes there is a correlation between height of father and height of son. They collect the following data.

Height of Father /cm 170 179 180 174 174 183 184 185

Height of Son /cm 172 181 183 175 178 185 181 181

a) Calculate the regression equation for height of son upon height of father. 

b) When the regression equation is written in the form describe what b represents giving a numerical example. 

c) Find the predicted height for a son whose father is 177cm tall.

d) Calculate the product moment correlation coefficient, r, and describe the correlation giving a numerical example.

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A researcher believes there is a correlation between height of father and height of son.
They collect the following data.

Height of Father /cm 170 179 180 174 174 183 184 185
Height of Son /cm 172 181 183 175 178 185 181 181


Calculate the product-moment correlation coefficient, r, and describe the correlation
giving a numerical example. 

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