U V's and Skin Cancer

question 140

Essay

U V's and Skin Cancer
A medical statistician wanted to examine the relationship between the amount of UV's (x)and incidence of skin cancer (y).As an experiment he found the number of skin cancers detected per 100,000 of population and the average daily sunshine in eight states around the country.These data are shown below. ​ ​
-{UV's and Skin Cancer Narrative} What does the coefficient of correlation calculated tell you about the direction and strength of the relationship between the two variables?

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Definitions:

Frontal

In neuroscience, it refers to the frontal part of the brain, which is responsible for executive functions such as decision making, problem solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.

Breakfast

The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

Active

Involves engagement and participation in actions or activities.

Association Areas

Areas within each lobe of the cortex responsible for the coordination and interpretation of information, as well as higher mental processing.