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Researchers wondered whether the size of a person's brain was related to the individual's mental capacity. They selected a sample of 3 females and 3 males and measured their MRI counts and IQ scores. The data is reported on the right. Treat the MRI count as the explanatory variable. Compute the linear correlation coefficient between MRI count and IQ for both the males and the females. Do you believe that MRI count and IQ are linearly related? The linear correlation coefficient for females is. The linear correlation coefficient for males is .

Explanation / Answer

Using online calculator we get linear correlation for male =-0.1895

And for female it will be r=-0.012

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