Consider the following data collected regarding infant blood pressure, age, and birth weight: i Birth weight in oz. (x1) Age in days (x2) Systolic Blood Pressure mmHg (y) 1 135 3 89

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1. Consider the following data collected regarding infant blood pressure, age, and
birth weight:
i
Birth weight in
oz. (x1)
Age in
days (x2)
Systolic Blood Pressure
mmHg (y)
1 135 3 89
2 120 4 90
3 100 3 83
4 105 2 77
5 130 4 92
6 125 5 98
7 125 2 82
8 105 3 85
9 120 5 96
10 90 4 95
11 120 2 80
12 95 3 79
13 120 3 86
14 150 4 97
15 160 3 92
16 125 3 88 

d. Interpret the corresponding 95% confidence intervals for both Birth weight
and Age. 

e. What is the predicted average SBP of an infant born with birth weight 8lbs
(128oz) measured at 3 days old?

f. Calculate the Pearson correlation between Age and Birth weight, and test
if this correlation is significant at the 0.05 level. Does this answer surprise
you, why or why not?

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