A sample of 15, 10 years -old children was taken to study whether watching television reduces the amount of physical exercise, causing weight gains. The number of kilograms each child was overweight by was recorded (a negative number indicates the child is underweight). In addition, the number of hours of television viewing per week was also recorded. These data are listed in the table below. Television (hours) 42 34 25 35 37 38 31 33 19 29 38 28 29 36 18 Overweight 8 3 0 0 6 6 3 3 -4 4 4 2 1 6 -3 a. Use an appropriate plot to investigate the relationship between Television(hours) and Overweight (KG). Briefly explain the selection of each variable on the X and Y axes and why? b. Calculate and interpret the coefficient of correlation (r) between Television (hours) and Overweight (KG). (answer should be supported by excel output. Hence you are required to provide the excel output as the supplementary file(s) in Appendix section.
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A sample of 15, 10 years -old children was taken to study whether watching television reduces the amount of physical exercise, causing weight gains. The number of kilograms each child was overweight by was recorded (a negative number indicates the child is underweight). In addition, the number of hours of television viewing per week was also recorded. These data are listed in the table below.
| Television (hours) | 42 | 34 | 25 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 29 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 18 |
| Overweight | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 |
a. Use an appropriate plot to investigate the relationship between Television(hours) and Overweight (KG). Briefly explain the selection of each variable on the X and Y axes and why?
b. Calculate and interpret the coefficient of
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