A Consumer Psychologist Wants to Know If Shoe Size and Weight

question 20

Multiple Choice

A consumer psychologist wants to know if shoe size and weight are correlated in adult males. She measures the shoe size and asks the weight of 14 consecutive customers. They are as follows: size 9, 176 lbs.; size 7.5, 141 lbs.; size 10, 185 lbs.; size 12, 202 lbs.; size 9.5, 174 lbs.; size 10, 150 lbs.; size 10, 193 lbs.; size 10.5, 237 lbs.; size 13, 248 lbs.; size 8, 159 lbs.; size 8.5, 136 lbs.; size 9.5, 174 lbs.; size 9, 172 lbs.; and size 11, 183 lbs.
-The coefficient of determination for this problem is

• A).65
• B).81
• C).809
• D).99

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Definitions:

Seminal Vesicle

A gland in males that secretes a significant portion of the fluid that makes up semen.

Secondary Oocyte

An intermediate cell in human and animal oogenesis, resulting from the first meiotic division of the primary oocyte, ready for fertilization.

Gametes

Gametes are the reproductive cells (sperm in males and eggs in females) that contain half the genetic information of an organism and can combine to form a new organism.

Reproductive System

A biological system within an organism which works to facilitate reproduction, consisting of organs and structures that enable the production of offspring.