The following Minitab display gives information regarding the relationship between the body weight of a child (in kilograms) and the metabolic rate of the child (in 100 kcal/ 24 hr). Predictor Coef SE Coef Constant 0.84 2.06 13.52 0.8651 0.4148 Weight 0.39647 0.02978 0.000 5 = 0.517508 R-Sq = 94.6% (a) Write out the least-squares equation. ý - 8651 + 39647 (b) For each 1 kilogram increase in weight, how much does the metabolic rate of a child increase? (Use 5 decimal places.) (c) What is the value of the correlation coefficient r? (Use 3 decimal places.) .973

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The following Minitab display gives information regarding the relationship between the body weight of a child (in kilograms) and the metabolic rate of the child (in 100 kcal/
24 hr).
Predictor
Coef
SE Coef
Constant
0.84
2.06
13.52
0.8651
0.4148
Weight
0.39647
0.02978
0.000
5 = 0.517508
R-Sq = 94.6%
(a) Write out the least-squares equation.
ý - 8651
+ 39647
(b) For each 1 kilogram increase in weight, how much does the metabolic rate of a child increase? (Use 5 decimal places.)
(c) What is the value of the correlation coefficient r? (Use 3 decimal places.)
.973
Transcribed Image Text:The following Minitab display gives information regarding the relationship between the body weight of a child (in kilograms) and the metabolic rate of the child (in 100 kcal/ 24 hr). Predictor Coef SE Coef Constant 0.84 2.06 13.52 0.8651 0.4148 Weight 0.39647 0.02978 0.000 5 = 0.517508 R-Sq = 94.6% (a) Write out the least-squares equation. ý - 8651 + 39647 (b) For each 1 kilogram increase in weight, how much does the metabolic rate of a child increase? (Use 5 decimal places.) (c) What is the value of the correlation coefficient r? (Use 3 decimal places.) .973
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