i. Calculate the correlation coefficient between systolic blood pressure and BMI using the formula:
r=(1)/(n-1) \sum_ ^ z_(x)z_(y)
BMI (k(g)/(m)2): 29.7, 24.6, 28.9, 24.9, 26.7, 27.6, 25.3
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHG) 143, 135, 142, 129, 145, 132,123
Sample size: 7
ii. Create a regression equation expressing the relationship between the variables. Estimate the regression coefficients using the formulas:
a= ¯y-b¯x and b=r( s_(y))/(s_(x))
iii. Interpret the slope of your regression equation.