For the following data, if a correlation coefficient of r = 0.9679 is calculated, how much of the variation in birth weight is explained by the least-squares regression line? Gestational Age Birth Weigh

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For the following data, if a correlation coefficient of r = 0.9679 is calculated, how much of the variation in birth weight is explained by the least-squares regression line?

Gestational Age Birth Weight
36 6.1
37 6.6
38 7.0
39 7.4
40 7.7
41 7.9
42 8.0
43 8.1
 

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93.68%

 

96.79%

 

98.38%

 

It is not possible to determine from the given data

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